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Sebastián Battaglia
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Battaglia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia
Date of birth (1980-11-08) 8 November 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.78 m
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club San Miguel (head coach)
Youth career
–1998 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Boca Juniors 102 (9)
2004–2005 Villarreal 29 (1)
2005–2013 Boca Juniors 122 (9)
Total 252 (19)
National team
2003–2009 Argentina 10 (0)
Teams managed
2018 Almagro
2018 Banfield (assistant)
2020–2021 Boca Juniors II
2021–2022 Boca Juniors
2023 Huracán
2024– San Miguel
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia, born on November 8, 1980, is an Argentine football manager and a former player. He used to play as a midfielder. He was recently the manager of San Miguel.

Most of his playing career was with the famous Argentine club Boca Juniors. He also played for a short time with Villarreal in Spain. Sebastián also played 10 games for the Argentina national team from 2003 to 2009. People described him as a player who was good at finding the right spot on the field, winning the ball, and heading it well.

Battaglia is the player who has won the most titles with Boca Juniors. He won 17 championships with the club between 1998 and 2012. His last win as a player for Boca was the 2011–12 Copa Argentina.

Sebastián Battaglia's Playing Career

Even though Sebastián was born in Santa Fe Province, he started his football journey with the reserve team of Boca Juniors. He played his first professional game on May 31, 1998. He quickly became a very important player for Boca Juniors.

He played for five years at the club. In the middle of the 2003–04 season, Villarreal CF from La Liga in Spain bought half of his contract for €2.8 million. Villarreal was a great place for Battaglia because many former Boca players were already there. These players included Martín Palermo, Juan Román Riquelme, and Rodolfo Arruabarrena.

Playing in Spain and Returning Home

Battaglia played for Villarreal for only a season and a half. He didn't play as well as he had in Argentina. His family also found it hard to get used to living in Spain. After an injury kept him from playing for almost six months, he decided to go back to Argentina with his family. In July 2005, after long talks between Boca Juniors and Villarreal, he got his wish.

Back at Boca Juniors, he started playing well again and even improved his game. He became the team captain. He was also called to play for the Argentina national team in a World Cup Qualifiers match against Peru on October 8, 2005. He also started in a friendly game against Qatar in November of the same year.

Important Goals and Records

During the 'Torneo de Verano' in 2008, Battaglia scored a goal in the 'Superclásico'. This is a big game against their main rivals, River Plate. Boca Juniors won that game 2–0. On May 4, 2008, in the 'Torneo Clausura', Battaglia scored against River Plate again. He headed in a goal from a corner kick, which helped Boca win the game 1–0.

On December 11, 2011, Battaglia came into the game as a substitute. He played the last few minutes of the final match of the 2011 Apertura. Boca Juniors had already won the title two matches earlier. By being part of this winning team, he became the most successful player in Boca Juniors' history, with 18 trophies.

Sebastián Battaglia's Coaching Career

On March 20, 2018, Battaglia became the manager of Primera Nacional club Club Almagro. This was his first time being a coach. His first game was against Instituto on March 21, which ended in a 0–0 draw. He was fired on May 11 because the team didn't get promoted.

A week after leaving Almagro, Battaglia became an assistant coach for Julio César Falcioni at Banfield. They both left the club at the end of 2018.

Coaching at Boca Juniors

In early 2020, Battaglia was named manager of Boca Juniors' reserve team. In July 2021, he became the temporary manager for the main Boca Juniors team. This happened because the regular manager, Miguel Ángel Russo, and most of the team had to isolate themselves. Battaglia was in charge for two games.

On August 17, 2021, Battaglia was officially named the interim manager of Boca until December. This happened after Russo left the team.

International Statistics

Mauricio Macri participó del homenaje en la Legislatura a Sebastián Battaglia (8253202450)
Battaglia with Mauricio Macri (left), who used to be the president of Boca Juniors, in 2012.
Argentina national team
Year Apps Goals
2003 3 0
2004 0 0
2005 3 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 2 0
2009 2 0
Total 10 0

Managerial Statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Almagro Argentina 21 March 2018 11 May 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 +2 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.86000042.86
Boca Juniors 24 July 2021 27 July 2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 −2 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
17 August 2021 6 July 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&079.&&&&&079 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042 +37 &&&&&&&&&&&&&052.73000052.73
Huracán 9 May 2023 28 June 2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 −7 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
San Miguel 2 December 2024 present &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 +0 !
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&090.&&&&&090 &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060 +30 &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.84000043.84

Honours and Achievements

As a Player

Boca Juniors
Villarreal
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004

As a Manager

Boca Juniors
  • Copa Argentina: 2019–20
  • Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2022

See also

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