Roberto José Battaglia ( Spanish: Roberto José Battaglia ; November 10, 1940 , São Paulo ) - Brazilian footballer who played in the position of striker . In the early 1960s he played in the Italian championship.
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| Born | November 10, 1940 (78 years old) Sao paulo brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||
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Career
Battaliya began to play football at home. In Brazil, he played several seasons for the Corinthians . In 1960, the player arrived on the Apennine Peninsula and joined Juventus . However, Roberto soon changed his team and moved to Catania , never having played a match in the Turin club. Battalia made his debut in Serie A on December 9, 1962 in the meeting “Catania” - “ Bologna ”, which ended with the defeat of the red-blue 0: 5 [1] . In total, in the 1962/63 season, the Brazilian spent 11 games in Serie A without a single goal scored. The next season turned out to be more productive for him: in 15 matches in the Italian championship, he scored 4 goals. As a result, his team, as in the previous tournament draw, finished in 8th place.
In 1964, Battalia moved to the Atalanta . However, he played only 6 matches for the gods , and in the last two he was removed from the field. In 1965, a Brazilian soccer player left the club and no longer played in Italy.
Notes
- ↑ Bologna - Catania (inaccessible link)
Links
- Roberto Jose Battaglia (link not available)
- List of Brazilian Players and Coaches in Italy after 1945