Lluís Sastre

Lluís Sastre Reus (born 26 March 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sastre and the second or maternal family name is Reus.

Lluís Sastre
Sastre with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name Lluís Sastre Reus
Date of birth (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986
Place of birth Binissalem, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1998–2005 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Barcelona C 31 (6)
2005–2007 Barcelona B 33 (0)
2007–2008 Zaragoza 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Huesca (loan) 36 (2)
2008–2012 Huesca 110 (1)
2012–2015 Valladolid 63 (1)
2015–2016 Leganés 34 (3)
2017–2019 Huesca 52 (2)
2019–2020 AEK Larnaca 26 (0)
2020–2021 Hyderabad 12 (0)
2021–2022 Huesca B 8 (0)
Total 405 (15)
International career
2005 Spain U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sastre was born in Binissalem, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. He emerged through FC Barcelona's youth ranks, but only represented its B and C sides.[1]

Acquired by Real Zaragoza in 2007, Sastre moved immediately to another club, Aragonese neighbours SD Huesca, helping it promote to the second division in his first season – a first-ever – and easily retain its status the following campaign. His first game as a professional took place on 31 August 2008, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against CD Castellón.[2]

In summer 2012, Sastre signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid.[3] He made his La Liga debut on 20 August, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Álvaro Rubio in a 1–0 away win over Real Zaragoza;[4] he finished the season with 29 games (13 starts) and one goal,[5] helping his team finish 14th.

After being relegated in 2014, Sastre continued competing in the second tier with Valladolid and CD Leganés.[6] He achieved promotion to the top flight with the latter in 2016, contributing three goals from 33 appearances to this feat.[7][8]

On 29 December 2016, Sastre cut ties with Leganés[9] and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Huesca.[10] The 32-year-old moved abroad in January 2019, joining a host of compatriots at Cypriot First Division's AEK Larnaca FC.[11]

Sastre took his game to the Indian Super League on 8 September 2020, agreeing to a one-year contract at Hyderabad FC.[12] He started in nine of his appearances, adding an assist for the fifth-placed team.[13]

On 28 July 2021, Sastre returned to Spain and joined SD Huesca B.[14] The following 24 February, he announced his retirement at the age of 35.[15]

Personal life

Sastre's older brother, Rafel (ten years his senior), was also a footballer. A defender, he played mainly for Sporting de Gijón, and they coincided at Huesca in 2011–12.[16]

References
  1. Sastre, Coto y Xavi Marqués dejan el FC Barcelona (Sastre, Coto and Xavi Marqués leave FC Barcelona) Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 29 July 2007 (in Spanish)
  2. Castellón y Huesca empatan en un choque igualado (Castellón and Huesca draw in even match); Marca, 31 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. El Valladolid ficha a Lluís Sastre y al serbio Antonio Rukavina (Valladolid sign Lluís Sastre and Serb Antonio Rukavina); Marca, 20 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Crónica del Zaragoza-Valladolid, 0–1 (Zaragoza-Valladolid, 0–1 match report); Europa Press, 20 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. 4–3: El Valladolid pone en apuros al Real Madrid (4–3: Valladolid make Real Madrid sweat it); Mundo Deportivo, 4 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. Lluis Sastre, nueva incorporación en el Leganés (Lluis Sastre, new Leganés addition); Marca, 3 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. "Histórico ascenso del Leganés a Primera División" [Historical Leganés promotion to Primera División] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. "Sastre vuelve a casa" [Sastre returns home] (in Spanish). Aragón Digital. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. El Leganés y Lluís Sastre rescinden su vinculación (Leganés and Lluís Sastre cut ties); CD Leganés, 29 December 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. Lluís Sastre llega a la SD Huesca (Lluís Sastre arrives at SD Huesca); SD Huesca, 29 December 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. "Lluis Sastre ficha por el AEK Larnaka chipriota" [Lluis Sastre signs for Cyprus' AEK Larnaca] (in Spanish). Pucela Fichajes. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. "Hyderabad FC sign Spaniard Lluís Sastre". Hyderabad FC. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. "Lluis Sastre". Indian Super League. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  14. "Lluís Sastre, liderazgo para la SD Huesca B" [Lluís Sastre, leadership for SD Huesca B] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  15. "Lluís Sastre anuncia su retirada" [Lluís Sastre announces his retirement] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  16. El Huesca confirma el fichaje de Rafael Sastre (Huesca confirm signing of Rafael Sastre); Marca, 22 June 2011 (in Spanish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.