What is Batista (footballer, born 1955)?
{{Infobox football biography |name = Batista |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = João Batista da Silva |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|3|8|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Porto Alegre]], Brazil |death_date = |death_place = |height = 1.75m |position = [[Midfielder]] |years1 = 1973–1981 |clubs1 = [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] |caps1 = 72 |goals1 = 9 |years2 = 1982 |clubs2 = [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] |caps2 = 23 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 1983 |clubs3 = [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 1983–1985 |clubs4 = [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] |caps4 = 43 |goals4 = 2 |years5 = 1985 |clubs5 = [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]] |caps5 = 14 |goals5 = 1 |years6 = 1985–1987 |clubs6 = [[CF Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] |caps6 = 8 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 1988–1989 |clubs7 = [[Avaí Futebol Clube|Avaí]] |caps7 = 8 |goals7 = 0 |totalcaps = 180 |totalgoals = 14 |nationalyears1 = 1975–1976 |nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil Olympic]] |nationalcaps1 = 18 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 1978–1983 |nationalteam2 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] |nationalcaps2 = 38 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |manageryears1 = |managerclubs1 = |medaltemplates-expand = yes |medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|[[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]]|[[Football at the 1975 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}} }} '''João Batista da Silva''' (born 8 March, 1955), also known as '''Batista''', is a former [[Brazil]]ian [[Association football|football]] player. He has played for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]]. ==Club career statistics== <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17974/Batista_1.html|title=Batista|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}}</ref> {{Football player club statistics 1|NNN}} {{Football player club statistics 2|BRA|NNN}} |- |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1974|1974]]||rowsp