João Batista (footballer, born 1975)

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

João Batista

Personal information
Full name	João Batista Casemiro Marques
Date of birth	(1975-03-04) 4 March 1975
Place of birth	Santana de Cataguases, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Gaziantepspor
2001–2004	Galatasaray	59	(2)
2004–2005	Shakhtar Donetsk	11	(0)
2005–2008	Konyaspor	61	(1)
2008–2009	Kasımpaşa	18	(2)
Total		168	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Batista Casemiro Marques (born 4 March 1975) is a former professional footballer who played the majority of his career in Turkey.

Career

João Batista played for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Konyaspor in Turkey and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.

International career

Having not been capped by his native Brazil, Batista had 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.

Personal life

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

External links

• João Batista at WorldFootball.net