Adrián Jesús Bastía (born 20 December 1978 in
Gobernador Crespo,
Santa Fe) is a retired
Argentine
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football
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midfielder.
Career
Bastía started his playing career in 1997 with
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* Racing Club Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* K.R.C. Genk, Belgium
* Racing Club Bafoussam, Cameroon
* Racing Club Beirut, Lebanon
* Racing Club de Avellaneda, Argentina
* Racing Club Haïtien, Haiti
* Racing Club Port ...
. He was part of the squad that won the
2001 Apertura, Racing Club's first league title in 35 years and their first major title of any description since 1988.
In 2003, Bastía joined
Espanyol
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in
Spain but only played eight games for the club before joining
FC Saturn
, nickname = The Aliens, The Humanoids
, founded =
, dissolved =
, ground = Saturn Stadium, Ramenskoye
, capacity = 14,685
, chairman = Roman Shirokov
, manager = Roman Shirokov
, league = Russian Second League,Division B,Group 3
, ...
in
Moscow in 2004, where he was once suspended for eight games.
In 2005 Bastía returned to Argentina, playing for
Estudiantes de La Plata
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before returning to Racing Club in 2006. In 2008, playing for
Asteras Tripolis
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in
Greece, Bastía received international fame when, on an away match against
Panathinaikos FC, he tackled a
pitch invader
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and received a red card.
In 2011, Bastía returned to Argentina after three years in Greece, joining
Colón.
In 2013, he joined
Atletico de Rafaela after not being valued by Colón coach Rubén Forestello.
At the end of April 2019, Bastá terminated his contract with Colón and retired.
Honours
Notes
External links
Guardian statistics
1978 births
Living people
People from San Justo Department, Santa Fe
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
RCD Espanyol footballers
FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players
Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Atlético de Rafaela footballers
Argentine Primera División players
La Liga players
Russian Premier League players
Super League Greece players
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Footballers from Santa Fe Province
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