# Fernando Batista

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Argentine football player and manager

Fernando Batista Batista as a player of Argentinos Juniors in 1989 Personal information Full name Fernando Ariel Batista Date of birth (1970-08-20) 20 August 1970 (age 55) Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina Position Defender Team information Current team Costa Rica (manager) Youth career Argentinos Juniors Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1989–1993 Argentinos Juniors 134 (4) 1993–1995 San Lorenzo 36 (0) 1997–1998 Godoy Cruz 23 (1) 1998–2001 All Boys 59 (3) International career 1989 Argentina U20 Managerial career 2004–2007 San Lorenzo (youth) 2008–2016 Argentinos Juniors (youth) 2017 Argentina U20 (assistant) 2018 Armenia U18 2018 Armenia U19 2019–2021 Argentina U20 2019–2021 Argentina U23 2022–2023 Venezuela U23 2023–2025 Venezuela 2026– Costa Rica * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Fernando Ariel Batista** (born 20 August 1970) is an Argentine [football](/source/Association_football) manager and former player who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)).

## Playing career

Born in [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), Batista started his playing career with Argentine top flight side [Argentinos Juniors](/source/Argentinos_Juniors), where he made 134 league appearances and scored four goals.[1] He moved to [San Lorenzo](/source/San_Lorenzo_de_Almagro) in 1993, playing for two seasons at the club.[2]

In 1997, Batista signed for [Godoy Cruz](/source/Godoy_Cruz_Antonio_Tomba) in the Argentine second division.[1] He joined [All Boys](/source/All_Boys) in the following year, playing for three seasons before retiring in 2001, aged 30.

## International career

Batista represented [Argentina](/source/Argentina_national_football_team) at [under-20](/source/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team) level at the [1989 FIFA World Youth Championship](/source/1989_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship).[3]

## Managerial career

### Early career

Batista began his coaching career with the youth sides of San Lorenzo, joining the club in 2004. He returned to Argentinos Juniors in 2008, being a youth coach and coordinator until 2016.[4]

In 2017, Batista was a part of [Claudio Úbeda](/source/Claudio_%C3%9Abeda)'s staff at the [Argentina national under-20 team](/source/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team), being his assistant in the [2017 South American U-20 Championship](/source/2017_South_American_U-20_Championship) and the [2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup](/source/2017_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup).[5][6] In January 2018, he was appointed manager of the [Armenia national under-19 team](/source/Armenia_national_under-19_football_team).[7]

On 20 December 2018, Batista returned to Argentina's under-20 side, being appointed manager in the place of [Lionel Scaloni](/source/Lionel_Scaloni) who had just been promoted to the full side.[8] He finished second in the [2019 South American U-20 Championship](/source/2019_South_American_U-20_Championship),[9] qualifying the nation to the [2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup](/source/2019_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup), where they were knocked out by [Mali](/source/Mali_national_under-20_football_team) in the round of 16.

Batista was also in charge of the [under-23 team](/source/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team) in the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament),[10] with Argentina being knocked out in the group stage. He departed his role as under-20 and under-23 manager on 30 November 2021.[11]

### Venezuela national team

After departing the Argentina youth sides, Batista joined [José Pékerman](/source/Jos%C3%A9_P%C3%A9kerman)'s staff at the [Venezuela national team](/source/Venezuela_national_football_team);[11] an assistant of the full side, he was also named manager of [the under-23 squad](/source/Venezuela_national_under-23_football_team). He led the side to the final of the [2022 Maurice Revello Tournament](/source/2022_Maurice_Revello_Tournament),[12] losing to hosts [France](/source/France_national_under-23_football_team).

On 10 March 2023, Batista was appointed manager of the Venezuela national team, replacing Pékerman.[13] His first match in charge of the side occurred on 15 June, a 1–0 [friendly](/source/Exhibition_match) win over [Honduras](/source/Honduras_national_football_team), and he ended the year with only one loss in eight official matches, notably leaving the side in the fourth position of the [2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)).[14]

Batista led the *Vinotinto* to a perfect group stage in the [2024 Copa América](/source/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica), winning all three matches against [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador_national_football_team), [Mexico](/source/Mexico_national_football_team) and [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica_national_football_team).[15] However, his side was knocked out by [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_soccer_team) on penalties in the quarterfinals.

After a 6-3 loss to [Colombia](/source/Colombia_national_football_team) during the final matchday of the [World Cup qualifiers](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)) that eliminated Venezuela, Batista was fired and replaced by [Oswaldo Vizcarrondo](/source/Oswaldo_Vizcarrondo).[16]

## Personal life

Batista's older brother [Sergio](/source/Sergio_Batista) was also a footballer and a manager.[17] Their father José was an important figure in the history of [Club Parque](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Club_Social_y_Deportivo_Parque&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Social_y_Deportivo_Parque)].[8] His daughter Tatiana got engaged to fellow footballer [Kevin Mac Allister](/source/Kevin_Mac_Allister), the second son of [Carlos Mac Allister](/source/Carlos_Mac_Allister), in 2024,[18] and married on 14 June, 2025.[19]

## Managerial statistics

- *As of Match played 1 June 2026*

Team Nat From To Record G W D L Win % Armenia U18 1 January 2018 31 October 2018 2 0 0 2 000.00 Armenia U19 1 July 2018 31 October 2018 5 1 0 4 020.00 Argentina U20 1 January 2019 30 November 2021 22 14 1 7 063.64 Argentina U23 1 August 2019 8 August 2021 18 12 4 2 066.67 Venezuela 10 March 2023 10 September 2025 29 10 9 10 034.48 Costa Rica 26 February 2026 Present 3 0 1 2 000.00 Total 78 37 15 26 047.44

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fa_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fa_1-1) [Fernando Batista](https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-2209.html) at BDFA (in Spanish)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Fernando Batista"](https://estadisticascasla.com/jugador/fernando-batista/) (in Spanish). Estadísticas CASLA. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fernando Batista, con el fútbol en la sangre y la ilusión del Sub 20: "Somos entrenadores, psicólogos y padres""](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/fernando-batista-futbol-sangre-ilusion-del-sub-nid2249938/) [Fernando Batista, with football in his blood and the hopes of the under-20s: "We are manager, psychologists and fathers"] (in Spanish). [La Nación](/source/La_Naci%C3%B3n). 21 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dejar algo para el futuro"](https://es.coachesvoice.com/cv/fernando-batista-venezuela-vision-de-futuro/) [Leave something for the future] (in Spanish). The Coaches' Voice. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Úbeda convocou 31 jogadores em seu primeiro chamado como técnico da seleção Argentina Sub-20"](https://www.conmebol.com/pt-br/noticias-pt-br/ubeda-convocou-31-jogadores-em-seu-primeiro-chamado-como-tecnico-da-selecao-argentina-sub-20/) [Úbeda called up 31 players in his first list as manager of the Argentina national under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). [CONMEBOL](/source/CONMEBOL). 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["La Zurda Magica - Entrevista a Fernando Batista, ayudante de Úbeda en la Sub-20"](https://uy.radiocut.fm/audiocut/la-zurda-magica-entrevista-a-fernando-batista-ayudante-de-ubeda-en-la-sub-20/) [La Zurda Magica - Interview to Fernando Batista, Úbeda's assistant in the under-20s]. *Radio Sur* (in Spanish). Radio Cut. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Fernando Batista: "Armenia va a ser un desafío importante""](https://www.diarioarmenia.org.ar/fernando-batista-armenia-va-a-ser-un-desafio-importante/) [Fernando Batista: "Armenia will be an important challenge"] (in Spanish). Diario Armenia. 22 January 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IB_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IB_8-1) ["Fernando Batista, nuevo director técnico de la Selección Sub 20: "Estos chicos pueden ser el recambio de la Mayor""](https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2018/12/20/fernando-batista-nuevo-director-tecnico-de-la-seleccion-sub-20-estos-chicos-pueden-ser-el-recambio-de-la-mayor/) [Fernando Batista, new manager of the national under-20 team: "These kids can be the replacement of the full side"] (in Spanish). [Infobae](/source/Infobae). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Fernando Batista, el DT que llegó al Sub 20 de apuro y consiguió la rápida clasificación al Mundial"](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/fernando-batista-dt-llego-al-sub-20-nid2218397/) [Fernando Batista, the manager who arrived at the under-20s in a hurry and achieved a quick qualification to the World Cup] (in Spanish). [La Nación](/source/La_Naci%C3%B3n). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fifa_10-0)** ["Batista: Argentina are dreaming of gold"](https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/tokyo2020/news/fernando-batista-interview-argentina-olympics). [FIFA.com](/source/FIFA.com).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TNT_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TNT_11-1) ["El Bocha Batista se despidió de la Selección Argentina: "Voy por nuevos desafíos junto a un referente para mi como lo es José Pekerman""](https://tntsports.com.ar/ligaprofesional/El-Bocha-Batista-se-despidio-de-la-Seleccion-Argentina-Voy-por-nuevos-desafios-junto-a-un-referente-para-mi-como-lo-es-Jose-Pekerman-20211130-0014.html) [El Bocha Batista bids farewell from the Argentina national team: "I move to new challenges with a reference for me like José Pekerman"] (in Spanish). [TNT Sports](/source/TNT_Sports_(Argentine_TV_channel)). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Vinotinto Sub-23 pasó a la final del Maurice Revello"](https://purovinotinto.com/vinotinto-sub-21-paso-a-la-final-del-maurice-revello/) [*Vinotinto* under-23s went to the final of the Maurice Revello] (in Spanish). Puro Vinotinto. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Fernando Batista es el nuevo seleccionador de Venezuela"](https://www.espn.com.co/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/11736385/fernando-batista-nuevo-seleccionador-venezuela) [Fernando Batista is the new coach of Venezuela] (in Spanish). [ESPN](/source/ESPN). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["El Bocha Batista hace historia en Venezuela: sus grandes números"](https://www.ole.com.ar/copa-america/venezuela-mexico-copa-america-bocha-batista-tecnico-vinotinto_0_JmYweKCVBe.html) [El Bocha Batista makes history in Venezuela: his great numbers] (in Spanish). [Olé](/source/Ol%C3%A9_(sports_newspaper)). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Venezuela cerró una fase de grupos histórica y Ecuador jugará con Argentina"](https://www.conclusion.com.ar/deportes/venezuela-cerro-una-fase-de-grupos-historica-y-ecuador-jugara-con-argentina/07/2024/) [Venezuela completed a historical group stage and Ecuador will play against Argentina] (in Spanish). Conclusión. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Venezuela and Peru fire their coaches after failing to qualify for 2026 World Cup"](https://apnews.com/article/batista-ibanez-fired-venezuela-peru-world-cup-86dc39148f45782c1d14c7c3f8ed14bb). *apnews.com*. Retrieved 3 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["El Checho y el Bocha: los hermanos Batista y sus pasos por Godoy Cruz"](https://www.diariouno.com.ar/ovacion/futbol/checho-bocha-hermanos-batista-pasos-godoy-cruz-02112019_B1g9QYySN) [Checho and Bocha: the Batista brothers and their spells at Godoy Cruz] (in Spanish). Diario Uno. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Lanzilotta, Nahuel (7 June 2024). ["Kevin Mac Allister y un viaje increíble a la intimidad de una familia atravesada por el fútbol"](https://www.clarin.com/deportes/kevin-mac-allister-viaje-increible-intimidad-familia-atravesada-futbol_0_eap5FcgWXO.html). *[Clarín](/source/Clar%C3%ADn_(Argentine_newspaper))* (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Rizzo, Marite (16 June 2025). ["A wedding with a surprise: Kevin Mac Allister and Tatiana Batista are expecting their first child"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250713012106/https://www.parati.com.ar/news/una-boda-con-sorpresa-kevin-mac-allister-y-tatiana-batista-esperan-su-primer-hijo/). *Parati* (in Spanish). Archived from [the original](https://www.parati.com.ar/news/una-boda-con-sorpresa-kevin-mac-allister-y-tatiana-batista-esperan-su-primer-hijo/) on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.

## External links

- [Fernando Batista coach profile](https://www.national-football-teams.com/coach/90501.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

- [Fernando Batista](https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/fernando-batista/) at WorldFootball.net

v t e Current managers of CONCACAF national teams Jeffrey (Anguilla) Passyc (Antigua and Barbuda) Bermúdez (Aruba) Kevin Davies (Bahamas) Hallc (Barbados) Bartolotta (Belize) Findlay (Bermuda) Janga (Bonaire) Pérez (British Virgin Islands) Marsch (Canada) Rowec (Cayman Islands) Batista (Costa Rica) Pereira (Cuba) Advocaat (Curaçao) Herdi (Dominica) Neveleff (Dominican Republic) Gómez (El Salvador) D'Urbano (French Guiana) Modeste (Grenada) Angloma (Guadeloupe) Tena (Guatemala) Dooley (Guyana) Migné (Haiti) Molina (Honduras) Vacant (Jamaica) Mercadal (Martinique) Aguirre (Mexico) Eve (Montserrat) Cruz Real (Nicaragua) Christiansen (Panama) Trout (Puerto Rico) Serrano (Saint Kitts and Nevis) John (Saint Lucia) Darcheville (Saint Martin) Hendrickson (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) de Jong (Sint Maarten) ten Cate (Suriname) Kingi (Trinidad and Tobago) Vacant (Turks and Caicos Islands) Pochettino (United States) Jones (United States Virgin Islands) (c) – caretaker manager (i) – interim manager

Managerial positions v t e Argentina national under-20 football team – managers Poncini (1977–78) Menotti (1979–80) Saporiti (1980–83) Pachamé (1983–90) Merlo (1990–94) Pékerman (1994–2002) Tocalli (2002–05) Ferraro (2005–06) Tocalli (2006–07) S. Batista (2007–10) Perazzo (2010–11) Trobbiani (2011–13) Grondona (2014–16) Úbeda (2016–17) Beccacece (2017–18) Scaloni (2018) F. Batista (2019–21) Mascherano (2022–24) Placente (2025–) v t e Venezuela national football team – managers Franco (1965–67) Gómez (1967–72) Hormazábal (1972–74) Gutendorf (1974) Hernández (1975–77) Georgiadis (1977) Roque (1978–79) Piganelli (1979) Roque (1979–81) Mendoza (1981) Roque (1981–85) Van den Bosch (1986–89) Santana (1987–88) Mendoza (1989) Moreno (1989–90) Pignanelli (1990–92) Dujković (1992–95) Alonso (1995) Santana (1996) Borrero (1997–98) Pastoriza (1998–2000) Páez (2001–07) Farías (2007–13) Plasenciac (2014) Sanvicente (2014–16) Dudamel (2016–20) Peseiro (2020–21) Gonzálezc (2021) Pékerman (2021–23) Batista (2023–25) Vizcarrondoc (2025) Aristeguietac (2025) Vizcarrondo (2026–) (c) = caretaker manager v t e Costa Rica national football team – managers Rosabal (1921) Rodríguez (1930) Saprissa (1935 & 1938) Morera (1941 & 1943) Rojas (1943) Bolaños & Galloway (1946) Bonilla (1950) Bumbel (1953) Tassara (1960) Toba (1960–61) Piedra (1961–63) Cordero (1965) Viso (1965–6x) Maschio (1972) Etchegoyen (1975) Gámez (1976) Moyano (1980–84) Grant (1985) Odir Jacques (1985–87) De Simone (1987–89) Rodríguez (1989) Milutinović (1990) Villalobos (1991–92) Núñez (1992) Gámez (1993) Grant (1993) Rojas (1993–95) Vieira (1996) Cordero (1997) Hernández Fuertes (1997) Villalobos (1998) Maturana (1999) Rodríguez (1999–2000) Gílson Nunes (2000) Guimarães (2001–02) Kenton (2002) Sampson (2002–04) Pinto (2004–05) Guimarães (2005–06) Medford (2006–08) Kenton (2008–09) Simões (2009) González (2010) La Volpe (2010–11) González (2011) Pinto (2011–14) Wanchope (2014–15) Ramírez (2015–18) González i (2018) Matosas (2018–19) Sequeira i (2019) González (2019–21) Suárez (2021–23) Vivas i (2023) Alfaro (2023–24) Vivas i (2024–25) Herrera (2025) Batista (2026–) (i) = interim head coach

v t e Venezuela squad – 2024 Copa América 1 Graterol 2 Ferraresi 3 Osorio 4 Aramburu 5 Chancellor 6 Herrera 7 Savarino 8 Rincón 9 Cádiz 10 Soteldo 11 Machís 12 Contreras 13 Martínez 14 Makoun 15 Navarro 16 Segovia 17 Lacava 18 Cásseres Jr. 19 Ramírez 20 Ángel 21 González 22 Romo 23 Rondón 24 Andrade 25 Bello 26 Pereira Coach: Batista

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