Adilson Batista facts for kids
![]() Batista in 2023
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 March 1968 | ||
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 | ||
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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.
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
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2000 (World club championship)
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
In Spanish: Adílson Batista para niños