Daniel Batista Lima
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Batista playing for Olympiakos
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| Full name | Daniel Batista Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sao Vicente, Cape Verde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 67 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | AEK Athens | 90 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Olympiacos | 78 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | AEK Athens | 77 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Aris | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 317 | (97) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Greece | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Diagoras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Fostiras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Nea Ionia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | AEK Athens U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Niki Volos (Technical Director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Daniel Batista Lima (Greek: Ντανιέλ Μπατίστα Λίμα) (born on 9 September 1964 in Cape Verde) is a Greek former professional football player of Cape Verdean descent who played as a striker. He has been given the title "Gullit of the poor" by the Italian press after an impressive display against Torino. Batista's uncle, Noni Lima, already had a successful career in Greece at Panionios. Also Batista's nephew, Noni's son named Konstantinos Lima is currently playing in Lesbos at Kalloni F.C..
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Club career
Batista played for Ethnikos Piraeus from 1987 until 1989 when he moved to AEK Athens FC. At AEK, Batista established himself as one of the best forwards of the Greek Championship. After the 1992 season, Batista made the jump to AEK's rivals Olympiacos F.C.. He returned to AEK in 1995 and stayed there until the end of the 1999 season when he transferred to Aris. Batista retired after the 2001 season. Daniel Batista started his football career at feyenoord rotterdam. After playing there a while a good friend of him and also a Feyenoord supporter brought him to Greece to follow his career there
International career
Having acquired Greek citizenship he debuted for the Greek national team (12 October 1994) being the first black sportsman to do so. He played 14 times scoring twice.
Managing career
After his playing days were over, Batista coached Diagoras F.C., Fostiras F.C., he was the director of football of Lamia F.C. and head coach of A.O.Nea Ionia F.C.He currently is the Head coach AEK Athens Under 20 team.
Career statistics
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Greece |
1994 | 6 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | |
Honours
- Greek Championship: 1992
- Greek Cup: 1996, 1997
- Greek Super Cup: 1989, 1996
- Greek League Cup: 1990
- Pre-Mediterranean Cup: 1991
- Greek Super Cup: 1992
External links
- Articles containing Greek-language text
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Greek footballers
- Greece international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- Greek people of Cape Verdean descent
- AEK F.C. non-playing staff
