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Batista in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-03-16) 16 March 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Adrianópolis, Brazil
Height 1.83 m
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Atlético Paranaense 21 (1)
1989–1993 Cruzeiro 51 (5)
1993 Internacional 11 (2)
1994 Atlético Mineiro 19 (2)
1994–1996 Grêmio 30 (2)
1997–1999 Júbilo Iwata 52 (10)
2000 Corinthians 5 (0)
National team
1990–1991 Brazil 4 (0)
Teams managed
2001 Mogi Mirim
2002 América-RN
2002 Avaí
2003 Paraná
2003–2004 Grêmio
2004 Paysandu
2005 Sport Recife
2005–2006 Figueirense
2006–2007 Júbilo Iwata
2008–2010 Cruzeiro
2010 Corinthians
2011 Santos
2011 Atlético Paranaense
2011 São Paulo
2012 Atlético Goianiense
2013 Figueirense
2013–2014 Vasco da Gama
2015 Joinville
2018 América Mineiro
2019 Ceará
2019–2020 Cruzeiro
2022 Londrina
2023 Botafogo-SP
2024 Amazonas
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Adilson Dias Batista (born March 16, 1968) is a famous Brazilian football coach and former player. He was known for his strong defense as a centre-back.

Adilson played football professionally for 13 years. He spent most of his playing career with important Brazilian clubs like Cruzeiro and Grêmio. He also played for the Brazilian national team four times.

Playing Career Highlights

Adilson was born in Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil. He started his football journey at Atlético Paranaense. He became a regular player for them in 1987.

In 1989, he moved to Cruzeiro, where he played for several years. After that, he played for other well-known Brazilian teams such as Internacional, Atlético Mineiro, and Grêmio.

In 1997, Adilson went to Japan to play for Júbilo Iwata. He returned to Brazil in 2000 and joined Corinthians, where he later retired from playing.

Coaching Career Journey

After his playing days, Adilson Batista started coaching in 2001 with Mogi Mirim. In the next year, he coached América-RN and Avaí.

In 2003, he became the head coach for Paraná. Later that year, he moved to Grêmio, another big club.

Adilson then coached Paysandu and Sport in 2005. Towards the end of 2005, he took charge of Figueirense. In 2006, he went back to Japan to coach Júbilo Iwata.

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Batista in 2009

On December 6, 2007, Adilson became the head coach of Cruzeiro, a club he played for. He led Cruzeiro to the finals of the 2009 Copa Libertadores, which is a very important South American club competition. They lost the final to Estudiantes. He resigned from Cruzeiro in June 2010.

In July 2010, Adilson took over as coach for Corinthians. He left the club in October after a few tough matches.

He then coached Santos in 2011, but left early in the season. Later in 2011, he coached Atlético Paranaense and São Paulo.

In 2012, Adilson coached Atlético Goianiense and returned to Figueirense. He also coached Vasco da Gama from 2013 to 2014.

After a break, he coached Joinville in 2015. In 2018, he took over América Mineiro, and in 2019, he coached Ceará.

Adilson returned to Cruzeiro in November 2019 but was dismissed in March 2020. After another break, he coached Londrina in 2022 and Botafogo-SP in 2023. In 2024, he briefly coached Amazonas.

Honours

Player

Atlético Paranaense
  • Campeonato Paranaense: 1988 (State Championship)
Cruzeiro
  • Campeonato Mineiro: 1990, 1992 (State Championship)
  • Supercopa Libertadores: 1991, 1992 (South American Supercup)
Grêmio
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1995, 1996 (State Championship)
  • Copa Libertadores: 1995 (South America's top club competition)
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 1996 (South American Supercup Winners' Cup)
Júbilo Iwata
  • Asian Champions League: 1998, 1999 (Asia's top club competition)
  • J1 League: 1997, 1999 (Japan's top league)
  • J.League Cup: 1998 (Japan's League Cup)
Corinthians

Coach

América-RN
  • Campeonato Potiguar: 2002 (State Championship)
Figueirense
  • Campeonato Catarinense: 2006 (State Championship)
Cruzeiro
  • Campeonato Mineiro: 2008, 2009 (State Championship)

Individual

  • Bola de Prata: 1990 (A prestigious award for best players in Brazil)

See also

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