Jefferson Batista

Jefferson Alexandre Batista (born 23 February 1976 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian footballer.

Career

After playing in the youth teams of Corinthians, he represented the senior Brazilian clubs Pelotas, Mogi Mirim, Guarani, Vitória, Paulista and Coritiba. He also had a rich career abroad having played in Finland with FinnPa; Russia, with FC Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Uralan Elista; Switzerland, with FC St. Gallen, FC Zürich and Neuchâtel Xamax; Serbia, with FK Vojvodina; and China, with Nanjing Yoyo, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Zagen.

He began as a forward but gradually became an offensive midfielder.

After retiring, he became director of a sports management and marketing company.

Honours

Paulista

Copa do Brasil: 2005

Guangzhou

China League One: 2007

References

External sources

Stats from Playerhistory

1976 births

Living people

Footballers from São Paulo

Brazilian men's footballers

Brazilian expatriate men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Men's association football forwards

Esporte Clube Pelotas players

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players

Guarani FC players

Esporte Clube Vitória players

Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players

Paulista Futebol Clube players

Coritiba Foot Ball Club players

Ituano FC players

Veikkausliiga players

FinnPa players

Kuopion Palloseura players

Expatriate men's footballers in Finland

FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players

FC Elista players

Russian Premier League players

Expatriate men's footballers in Russia

FC St. Gallen players

FC Zürich players

Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players

Swiss Super League players

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

Nanjing Yoyo F.C. players

Guangzhou F.C. players

Expatriate men's footballers in China

China League One players

FK Vojvodina players

Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia