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Batista

1955 - Today

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João Batista da Silva (born 8 March 1955), known as Batista, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in football at the 1975 Pan American Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Batista is the 2,938th most popular soccer player (up from 3,573rd in 2019), the 561st most popular biography from Brazil (up from 659th in 2019) and the 285th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Batista ranks 2,938 out of 21,273Before him are Paolo Pulici, Sebastiano Rossi, Jesús Bermúdez, Paulo Ferreira, Wolfgang Rolff, and Mario de las Casas. After him are Heinz Hermann, Daniel Fonseca, Denzel Dumfries, Zoltán Beke, Tetsu Yamato, and Osvaldo Héctor Cruz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Batista ranks 302Before him are Khoren Oganesian, Larisa Dolina, Branscombe Richmond, Udo Beyer, Milan Bandić, and Mitsuhisa Taguchi. After him are Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Andriy Taran, Serge Vohor, Lucía Méndez, Reba McEntire, and Karen Dotrice.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Batista ranks 561 out of 2,236Before him are Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922), Nélida Piñon (1937), Cacau (1981), Rildo da Costa Menezes (1942), Irmã Dulce (1914), and Tetsuo Okamoto (1932). After him are Evair (1965), Oswaldo Cruz (1872), Henrique Mecking (1952), Igor Cavalera (1970), Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939), and Wagner Lopes (1969).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Batista ranks 285Before him are Hermógenes Fonseca (1908), Marco Antônio (1951), Zé Maria (1949), Luisão (1981), Cacau (1981), and Rildo da Costa Menezes (1942). After him are Evair (1965), Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939), Wagner Lopes (1969), Niginho (1912), Edílson (1971), and Caio Júnior (1965).