Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lluís Sastre Reus | ||
Date of birth | 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 |
Lluís Sastre Reus (born 26 March 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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 Segunda División 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 campaign 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]
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 the 2011–12 season. [16]