Sebastián Battaglia facts for kids
Battaglia in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1980 | ||
| 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 | ||
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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.
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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
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| Argentina national team | ||
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| 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
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Almagro |  |
21 March 2018 | 11 May 2018 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 42.86 |
| Boca Juniors | 24 July 2021 | 27 July 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| 17 August 2021 | 6 July 2022 | 55 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 52.73 | ||
| Huracán | 9 May 2023 | 28 June 2023 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0.00 | |
| San Miguel | 2 December 2024 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 73 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 90 | 60 | +30 | 43.84 | |||
Honours and Achievements
As a Player
- Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 1999 Cl, 2000 Ap, 2003 Ap, 2005 Ap, 2006 Cl, 2008 Ap, 2011 Ap
- Copa Libertadores: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007
- Copa Intercontinental: 2000, 2003
- Copa Sudamericana: 2005
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2005, 2006, 2008
- Copa Argentina: 2011–12
- Villarreal
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004
As a Manager
- Boca Juniors
- Copa Argentina: 2019–20
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2022
See also
In Spanish: Sebastián Battaglia para niños
