Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Manuel Battaglia Melgarejo | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977 | Nacional (PY) | ||
1977–1978 | Cerro Porteño | ||
1979–1989 | América de Cali | 353 | (93) |
1989 | Deportivo Pereira | 23 | (8) |
1990 | Cerro Porteño | ||
International career | |||
1977 | Paraguay U20 | ||
Managerial career | |||
2010–2011 | Nacional (PY) | ||
2012 | Cerro Porteño PF | ||
2012–2013 | General Caballero | ||
2013 | Cerro Porteño PF | ||
2013 | Sol de América | ||
2015– | Nacional (PY) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan Manuel Battaglia (born 11 June 1957) is a former football midfielder and forward.
Battaglia started his career in 1977, in Paraguayan side Nacional before moving to Cerro Porteño. He then was part of a ten-year-long career at Colombian club América de Cali, from 1984 to 1989, where he helped the team win several national championships and becoming a fan-favorite.[1]
Titles as a player
[edit]- Colombian championship: 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (with América de Cali)
- Copa Libertadores runners-up: 1985, 1986, 1987 (with América de Cali)
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Juan Manuel Battaglia – FIFA competition record (archived)