Background
Even though he was born in Santa Fe Province, Sebastián began his career with the Boca Juniors" reserve team
Even though he was born in Santa Fe Province, Sebastián began his career with the Boca Juniors" reserve team
His last championship playing for Boca was the 2011-2012 Copa Argentina. He made his professional debut on 31 May 1998, and quickly became an important player for ". He played for 5 years at the club, when in the middle of the 2003–2004 season, CF of Spain bought 50% of his contract for 2.8 million euros and acquired his services. was considered an excellent destination for Battaglia as there were already plenty of former Boca players players such as Martín Palermo, Juan Román Riquelme, Diego Cagna, Rodolfo Arruabarrena and Fabricio Coloccini at the club
Battaglia played only a season and a half at Villareal, and never displayed the form that had made him such a hot property in Argentina.
His family also had trouble adjusting to their new life in Spain. After an injury stopped him playing for almost 6 months, he decided to return with his family to Argentina.
In July 2005, after some prolonged negotiations between and, he got his wish. Back at he recaptured his old form and started to improve his game, becoming club captain and being called up to the Argentina national squad to participate in the World Cup Qualifiers match against Peru on 8 October 2005.
He was also a starter in the friendly match against Qatar in November of the same year.
Thus, he became the most successful player in history, with 17 championships.