Juan Manuel Battaglia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Battaglia and the second or maternal family name is Melgarejo.

Juan Manuel Battaglia

Personal information
Full name	Juan Manuel Battaglia Melgarejo
Date of birth	(1957-06-11) 11 June 1957
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977	Nacional (PY)
1977–1978	Cerro Porteño
1979–1989	América de Cali	353	(93)
1989	Deportivo Pereira	23	(8)
1990	Cerro Porteño
International career
1977	Paraguay U20
Managerial career
2010–2011	Nacional (PY)
2012	Cerro Porteño PF
2012–2013	General Caballero
2013	Cerro Porteño PF
2013	Sol de América
2015–	Nacional (PY)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Manuel Battaglia (born 11 June 1957) is a former football midfielder and forward.

Battaglia started his career in 1977, in Paraguayan side Nacional before moving to Cerro Porteño. He then was part of a ten-year-long career at Colombian club América de Cali, from 1984 to 1989, where he helped the team win several national championships and becoming a fan-favorite.

Titles as a player

• Colombian championship: 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (with América de Cali)
• Copa Libertadores runners-up: 1985, 1986, 1987 (with América de Cali)

External links

• Juan Manuel Battaglia – FIFA competition record (archived)