Adrián Bastía

Adrián Bastía

Personal information
Full name	Adrián Jesús Bastía
Date of birth	December 20, 1978 (1978-12-20)
Place of birth	Gobernador Crespo, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Colón
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2003	Racing Club	156	(8)
2003	Espanyol	8	(0)
2004	FC Saturn	15	(0)
2005	Estudiantes de La Plata	35	(1)
2006–2008	Racing Club	45	(1)
2008–2011	Asteras Tripolis	73	(5)
2011–	Colón	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:57, 27 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Adrián Jesús Bastía (born 20 December 1978 in Gobernador Crespo, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football midfielder.

Career

Bastía started his playing career in 1997 with Racing Club. 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 in Spain but only played 8 games for the club before joining FC Saturn in Moscow.

In 2005 Bastía returned to Argentina, playing for Estudiantes de La Plata, before returning to Racing Club in 2006. In 2008, playing for Asteras Tripolis in Greece, Bastía received international fame when on an away match against Panathinaikos FC he tackled a pitch invader and received a red card.

In 2011, Bastía returned to Argentina, after 3 years in Greece, joining Colón.

Honours

Season	Team	Title
2001 Apertura	Racing Club	Primera División Argentina

External links

• Guardian statistics