Sebastián Battaglia

Sebastián Battaglia
Battaglia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia
Date of birth (1980-11-08) 8 November 1980
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–1998 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Boca Juniors 102 (9)
2004–2005 Villarreal 29 (1)
2005–2013 Boca Juniors 122 (9)
Total 252 (19)
International career
2003–2009 Argentina 10 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Almagro
2018 Banfield (assistant)
2020–2021 Boca Juniors II
2021–2022 Boca Juniors
2023 Huracán
2024–2025 San Miguel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia (born 8 November 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was recently the manager of San Miguel.

He spent most of his career with Primera División Argentina club Boca Juniors, but also had a brief spell with Spanish side Villarreal. At international level, he made 10 appearances for the Argentina national team between 2003 and 2009. Battaglia has been described in his club profile as displaying good positioning, being a ball-winner and possessing good aerial ability.

Battaglia is the most decorated player in Boca Juniors' history, having won 17 titles with the club between 1998 and 2012. His last championship playing for Boca was the 2011–12 Copa Argentina.