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João Batista (footballer, born 1975)

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Brazilian-Turkish footballer
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Casemiro and the second or paternal family name is Marques.

João Batista
Personal information
Full name João Batista Casemiro Marques
Date of birth (1975-03-04) 4 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Santana de Cataguases, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Gaziantepspor
2001–2004 Galatasaray 59 (2)
2004–2005 Shakhtar Donetsk 11 (0)
2005–2008 Konyaspor 61 (1)
2008–2009 Kasımpaşa 18 (2)
Total 168 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Batista Casemiro Marques (born 4 March 1975) is a former professional footballer who played the majority of his career in Turkey.

Career

João Batista played for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Konyaspor in Turkey and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.

International career

Having not been capped by his native Brazil, Batista had the option of playing for Turkey if called up as Mehmet Aurélio. He was one of favourite player for Fatih Terim when he played for Galatasaray.

Personal life

João Batista has dual Turkish citizenship with Mertol Karatay name on his passport.

References

  1. "João Batista". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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