Daniel Batista Lima

Daniel Batista

Batista playing for Olympiakos
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Batista Lima
Date of birth	9 September 1964
Place of birth	Sao Vicente, Cape Verde
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
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)
National team
1994–1997	Greece	14	(2)
Teams managed
2003–2007	Diagoras
2007–2008	Fostiras
2008–2009	Nea Ionia
2009–2013	AEK Athens U20
2014–2015	Niki Volos (Technical Director)
Honours Greek Super Cup 1989 Greek League Cup 1990 Pre-Mediterranean Cup 1991 Alpha Ethniki 1992 Greek Super Cup 1992 Greek Cup 1996 Greek Super Cup 1996 Greek Cup 1997
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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..

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

Batista with AEK FC

AEK

• Greek Championship: 1992
• Greek Cup: 1996, 1997
• Greek Super Cup: 1989, 1996
• Greek League Cup: 1990
• Pre-Mediterranean Cup: 1991

Olympiacos

• Greek Super Cup: 1992

External links

• RSSSF – Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60
• RSSSF – Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1998