Adilson Batista
Brazilian footballer (born 1968)
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Adilson Dias Batista (born 16 March 1968) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player.
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Batista in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adilson Dias Batista | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Adrianópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Paranaense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Atlético Paranaense | 21 | (1) |
| 1989–1993 | Cruzeiro | 51 | (5) |
| 1993 | Internacional | 11 | (2) |
| 1994 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Grêmio | 30 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Júbilo Iwata | 52 | (10) |
| 2000 | Corinthians | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2002 | América-RN | ||
| 2002 | Avaí | ||
| 2003 | Paraná | ||
| 2003–2004 | Grêmio | ||
| 2004 | Paysandu | ||
| 2005 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2005–2006 | Figueirense | ||
| 2006–2007 | Júbilo Iwata | ||
| 2008–2010 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2010 | Corinthians | ||
| 2011 | Santos | ||
| 2011 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2011 | São Paulo | ||
| 2012 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 2013 | Figueirense | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2015 | Joinville | ||
| 2018 | América Mineiro | ||
| 2019 | Ceará | ||
| 2019–2020 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2022 | Londrina | ||
| 2023 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2024 | Amazonas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His professional playing career as a centre-back spanned 13 years, during which he was mainly associated with Cruzeiro and Grêmio. Adilson also represented the Brazil national team in four occasions.
Playing career
Born in Adrianópolis, Paraná, he was known as Adilson during his playing days, and finished his formation with Atlético Paranaense. Promoted to the first-team in 1987 by head coach Levir Culpi,[1] he was a regular starter before moving to Cruzeiro in 1989.
Adilson subsequently represented Internacional, Atlético Mineiro and Grêmio before moving abroad in 1997 and joining Júbilo Iwata. He returned to his home country in 2000, signing for Corinthians and retiring with the club shortly after.[2]
Coaching career
Batista started his coaching career with Mogi Mirim in 2001. In the following season, he was in charge of América-RN and Avaí.
On 27 May 2003, Batista was named head coach of Paraná in the Série A,[3] but moved to fellow league team Grêmio on 22 August.[4] On 4 June 2004, he was dismissed by the latter.[5]
Batista subsequently took over Paysandu before being appointed head coach of Sport in 2005. Late in the year he was at the helm of Figueirense, but returned to Japan and Júbilo Iwata in 2006.
On 6 December 2007, Batista was appointed head coach of another club he represented as a player, Cruzeiro.[6] With the club he reached the finals of the 2009 Copa Libertadores, losing it to Estudiantes. On 3 June 2010, he announced his resignation.[7]
On 24 July 2010, Batista replaced Mano Menezes at the helm of Corinthians.[8] On 10 October, after five winless matches, he stepped down.[9]
On 8 November 2010, Batista was announced as the new Santos head coach for the 2011 season.[10] He was sacked the following 27 February, as the club was struggling in the 2011 Copa Libertadores.[11]
On 5 April 2011, Batista returned to Atlético Paranaense, now as head coach.[12] He resigned on 25 June,[13] and took over São Paulo on 16 July;[14] he was relieved from his duties on 16 October.
On 4 April 2012, Batista was named Atlético Goianiense head coach,[15] being sacked on 30 May despite suffering only one defeat during his tenure.[16] On 8 November, he returned to Figueirense.[17]
On 29 October 2013, Batista was appointed in charge of Vasco da Gama,[18] being sacked the following 30 August.[19] In June 2015, after nearly one year unemployed, he took over Joinville,[20] being relieved from his duties on 26 July.[21]
On 24 July 2018, after nearly three years of inactivity, Batista was named head coach of América Mineiro,[22] being relieved from his duties on 10 November after ten winless matches. On 2 October of the following year, he was appointed in charge of Ceará also in the top tier.[23]
On 28 November 2019, Batista was sacked by Ceará,[24] and returned to Cruzeiro the following day, replacing Abel Braga. He was dismissed by the latter on 15 March 2020, after only one win in his last nine matches at the club.[25]
On 6 March 2022, after nearly two years without coaching, Batista took over Londrina.[26] He left after the season ended,[27] and was named in charge of fellow second division side Botafogo-SP on 23 February 2023.[28]
On 24 June 2023, Batista was dismissed by Pantera.[29] On 16 April of the following year, he replaced Luizinho Vieira at the helm of Amazonas also in division two,[30] but left the club by mutual consent on 23 May, amidst rumours of a return to Cruzeiro as youth coordinator.[31]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1988 | Atlético Paranaense | Série A | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 1989 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 1990 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| 1991 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| 1992 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993 | Internacional | Série A | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 1994 | Atlético Mineiro | Série A | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 1995 | Grêmio | Série A | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 8 |
| 1998 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Corinthians Paulista | Série A | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Country | Brazil | 137 | 12 | 137 | 12 | |||||
| Japan | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 69 | 14 | ||
| Total | 189 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 206 | 26 | ||
International
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 15 June 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Mogi Mirim |  |
10 January 2001 | 20 December 2001 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 37.14 |
| America-RN | |
4 January 2002 | 28 June 2002 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 40.54 |
| Avaí | |
30 June 2002 | 20 December 2002 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 51.85 |
| Paraná | |
26 May 2003 | 16 July 2003 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 37.50 |
| Grêmio | |
22 August 2003 | 4 June 2004 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 119 | 50 | +69 | 67.92 |
| Figueirense | |
18 August 2005 | 18 June 2006 | 54 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 105 | 76 | +29 | 50.00 |
| Júbilo Iwata |  |
23 June 2006 | 9 September 2007 | 56 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 104 | 96 | +8 | 48.21 |
| Cruzeiro | |
6 December 2007 | 3 June 2010 | 165 | 93 | 33 | 39 | 312 | 188 | +124 | 56.36 |
| São Paulo | |
17 July 2011 | 17 October 2011 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 31.82 |
| Vasco da Gama | |
30 October 2013 | 30 August 2014 | 51 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 45.10 |
| Ceará | |
3 October 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 30.77 |
| Cruzeiro | |
2 December 2019 | 15 March 2020 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Londrina | |
10 March 2022 | 31 December 2022 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 37.50 |
| Botafogo-SP | |
28 February 2023 | 24 June 2023 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 31.58 |
| Amazonas | |
19 April 2024 | 23 May 2024 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 12.50 |
| Total | 600 | 288 | 137 | 175 | 1,000 | 724 | +276 | 48.00 | |||
Honours
Player
- Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1988
- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1990, 1992
- Supercopa Libertadores: 1991, 1992
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1995,1996
- Copa Libertadores: 1995
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1996
- Júbilo Iwata
- Asian Champions League: 1998, 1999
- J1 League: 1997, 1999
- J.League Cup: 1998
- Corinthians
Coach
- América-RN
- Campeonato Potiguar: 2002
- Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2006
- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2008, 2009
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 1990
