Jefferson Batista

Jefferson Alexandre Batista (born 23 February 1976 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian footballer.

Career
After playing in the youth teams of Corinthians, he represented the senior Brazilian clubs Pelotas, Mogi Mirim, Guarani, Vitória, Paulista and Coritiba. He also had a rich career abroad having played in Finland with FinnPa; Russia, with FC Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Uralan Elista; Switzerland, with FC St. Gallen, FC Zürich and Neuchâtel Xamax; Serbia, with FK Vojvodina; and China, with Nanjing Yoyo, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Zagen.

He began as a forward but gradually became an offensive midfielder.

After retiring, he became director of a sports management and marketing company.

Honours

 * Paulista
 * Copa do Brasil: 2005


 * Guangzhou
 * China League One: 2007

External sources

 * Stats from Playerhistory
 * Stats from Playerhistory