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Gallery
Career & Clubs
In his youth Batata played for Clube Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro, before being brought to Poland by Antoni Ptak in 1997. He made his debut in Poland for ŁKS Łódź on 11 May 1997 against Polonia Warsaw. His career was mostly decided by Ptak, moving to clubs when it had been decided for him, which resulted in Batata playing for a total of 15 different Polish clubs. In 2003, Poland national team manager, Paweł Janas, was impressed with Batata that he wanted him to play for the Poland national team, meaning Batata had to apply for Polish citizenship. Accepting Polish citizenship would mean he'd have to rescind his Brazilian citizenship, and was given his citizenship in 2006. By this point Janas was no longer manager and Batata had suffered a few major injuries impacting his playing time. His two major career successes were winning the Copa do Brasil in 1996 with Cruzeiro and the Ekstraklasa Cup in 2007–08 with Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Batata made over 300 appearances in Poland, playing for clubs such as ŁKS Łódź (three times), Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski (three times), Polonia Gdańsk, Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk, GKS Katowice, Pogon Szczecin, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Widzew Łódź, Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Warta Poznań, Stal Niewiadów, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Kotwica Kołobrzeg, Motor Lublin, and Chełmianka Chełm.
- Club
- KS Lechia Gdańsk
- Club
- Warta Poznań (2008–2009)
- Club
- Cruzeiro E.C. (1996–1996)
- Club
- ŁKS Łódź (1997–1997)
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- ŁKS Łódź (1998–1998)
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- ŁKS Łódź (1998–2000)
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- GKS Katowice (2000–2001)
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- Pogoń Szczecin (2001–2001)
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- KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (2001–2001)
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- TuS Koblenz (2001–2002)
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- RTS Widzew Łódź (2002–2003)
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- Pogoń Szczecin (2003–2007)
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- Grêmio Esportivo Brasil (2007–2007)
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- Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (2007–2008)
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- Zawisza Bydgoszcz (2010–2010)
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- Kotwica Kołobrzeg (2010–2010)
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- Motor Lublin (2011–2012)
- National team
- Brazil
Legacy
Cruzeiro
Copa do Brasil: 1996 Pogoń Szczecin
II liga: 2003–04 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Ekstraklasa Cup: 2007–08 Luciążanka Przygłów
Klasa B Piotrków Trybunalski I: 2023–24
Clubs
- KS Lechia Gdańskcurrent
- Cruzeiro E.C.1996–1996
- ŁKS Łódź1997–1997
- ŁKS Łódź1998–1998
- ŁKS Łódź1998–2000
- GKS Katowice2000–2001
- KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski2001–2001
- Pogoń Szczecin2001–2001
- TuS Koblenz2001–2002
- RTS Widzew Łódź2002–2003
- Pogoń Szczecin2003–2007
- Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski2007–2008
- Grêmio Esportivo Brasil2007–2007
- Warta Poznań2008–2009
- Kotwica Kołobrzeg2010–2010
- Zawisza Bydgoszcz2010–2010
- Motor Lublin2011–2012
Played together with
Abdou Razack TraoréKS Lechia Gdańsk · 2010–2012
Abel BragaCruzeiro E.C. · 1981–1982
Adam BuksaKS Lechia Gdańsk · 2014–2026
Adam BuksaPogoń Szczecin · 2018–2020
Adam ChrzanowskiKS Lechia Gdańsk
Adam CichonRTS Widzew Łódź · 2003–2004- Adam DudaKS Lechia Gdańsk · 2012–2013
- Adam DudaRTS Widzew Łódź · 2014–2015
Adam DźwigałaKS Lechia Gdańsk · 2014
Adam FrączczakKotwica Kołobrzeg · 2009–2010
Adam FrączczakPogoń Szczecin · 2011- Adam KensyPogoń Szczecin · 1975–1979
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Sérgio Leandro Seixas Santos known as Sérgio Batata or just Batata is a Brazilian-born Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Polish Klasa B club Luciążanka Przygłów.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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