João Batista (footballer, born 1975)

João Batista Casemiro Marques (born 4 March 1975 in Santana de Cataguases) is a Brazilian-Turkish former footballer who played the majority of his career in Turkey.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Casemiro and the second or paternal family name is Marques.

Career

He also played for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Konyaspor in Turkey and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.

Personal

He has dual Turkish citizenship with Mertol Karatay name on his passport.

International career

Having not been capped by the Brazil national football team, Batista has the option of playing for Turkey if called up as Mehmet Aurélio. He was one of favourite player for Fatih Terim when he played for Galatasaray.

References
  1. "João Batista". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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