Juan Manuel Battaglia | |
Fullname: | Juan Manuel Battaglia Melgarejo |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1957 |
Birth Place: | Asunción, Paraguay |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1977 |
Years2: | 1977–1978 |
Years3: | 1979–1989 |
Caps3: | 353 |
Goals3: | 93 |
Years4: | 1989 |
Caps4: | 23 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Years5: | 1990 |
Clubs5: | Cerro Porteño |
Nationalyears1: | 1977 |
Manageryears1: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs1: | Nacional (PY) |
Manageryears2: | 2012 |
Managerclubs2: | Cerro Porteño PF |
Manageryears3: | 2012–2013 |
Managerclubs3: | General Caballero |
Manageryears4: | 2013 |
Managerclubs4: | Cerro Porteño PF |
Manageryears5: | 2013 |
Managerclubs5: | Sol de América |
Manageryears6: | 2015– |
Managerclubs6: | Nacional (PY) |
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.[1]
1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (with América de Cali)