Timothy Batabaire (born August 25, 1981 in Iganga) is a Ugandan retired football (soccer) defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Timothy Batabaire | ||
Date of birth | (1981-08-25) August 25, 1981 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Iganga, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | SC Villa | ? | (?) |
2004 | OFK Niš | 11 | (0) |
2004–2009 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 101 | (6) |
2009–2013 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | (2) |
2013 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | (0) |
2014 | Garankuwa United | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2000–2008 | Uganda | 34 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Batabaire had started playing in 1999 with SC Villa where he stayed until the end of 2003 season. Then he moved to Europe to play one year in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, with Serbian club OFK Niš, between the winter-breaks of 2003–04 and 2004–05.[1] Since 2005, he has been playing in South Africa with Bloemfontein Celtic where he played five solid seasons before moving, in summer 2009, to another South African club, Bidvest Wits.[2] On August 19, 2014, he moved to South African National First Division club Garankuwa United F.C.[3][4]
Batabaire has been a member of the Uganda national football team since 2000.[5]
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