Lluís Sastre

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lluís Sastre

| image = Lluís Sastre (cropped).jpg

| caption = Sastre with Leganés in 2016

| fullname = Lluís Sastre Reus

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Binissalem, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1998–2005 | youthclubs1 = Barcelona

| years1 = 2005–2006 | clubs1 = Barcelona C | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2005–2007 | clubs2 = Barcelona B | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Zaragoza | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2007–2008 | clubs4 = → Huesca (loan) | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2008–2012 | clubs5 = Huesca | caps5 = 110 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2012–2015 | clubs6 = Valladolid | caps6 = 63 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = Leganés | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2017–2019 | clubs8 = Huesca | caps8 = 52 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = AEK Larnaca | caps9 = 26 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2020–2021 | clubs10 = Hyderabad | caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = Huesca B | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 0

| totalcaps = 405 | totalgoals = 15

| nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = Spain U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

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

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.[http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/sastre_coto_xavi_marques_dejan_fc_barcelona_futbol_base.php Sastre, Coto y Xavi Marqués dejan el FC Barcelona (Sastre, Coto and Xavi Marqués leave FC Barcelona)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802100034/http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/sastre_coto_xavi_marques_dejan_fc_barcelona_futbol_base.php|date=2 August 2009}}; Join Futbol, 29 July 2007 (in Spanish)

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.[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/es/desarrollo/1159804.html Castellón y Huesca empatan en un choque igualado (Castellón and Huesca draw in even match)]; Marca, 31 August 2008 (in Spanish)

In summer 2012, Sastre signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid.[http://www.marca.com/2012/07/20/futbol/equipos/valladolid/1342791497.html 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) 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;[http://www.europapress.es/deportes/futbol-00162/noticia-futbol-liga-bbva-cronica-zaragoza-valladolid-20120821010544.html Crónica del Zaragoza-Valladolid, 0–1 (Zaragoza-Valladolid, 0–1 match report)]; Europa Press, 20 August 2012 (in Spanish) he finished the campaign with 29 games (13 starts) and one goal,[http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130504/real-madrid/real-madrid-valladolid-liga-bbva-futbol_54373809850.html 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) helping his team finish 14th.

After being relegated in 2014, Sastre continued competing in the second tier with Valladolid and CD Leganés.[http://www.marca.com/2015/07/03/futbol/equipos/leganes/1435944637.html Lluis Sastre, nueva incorporación en el Leganés (Lluis Sastre, new Leganés addition)]; Marca, 3 July 2015 (in Spanish) He achieved promotion to the top flight with the latter in 2016, contributing three goals from 33 appearances to this feat.{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/liga-segunda-division/20160604/402285825433/historico-ascenso-del-leganes-a-primera-division.html|title=Histórico ascenso del Leganés a Primera División|trans-title=Historical Leganés promotion to Primera División|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=Spanish|date=4 June 2016|accessdate=18 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://historico.aragondigital.es/noticia.asp?notid=151748|title=Sastre vuelve a casa|trans-title=Sastre returns home|publisher=Aragón Digital|language=Spanish|date=29 December 2016|accessdate=18 September 2020}}

On 29 December 2016, Sastre cut ties with Leganés[http://www.deportivoleganes.com/noticia/el-leganes-y-lluis-sastre-rescinden-su-vinculacion El Leganés y Lluís Sastre rescinden su vinculación (Leganés and Lluís Sastre cut ties)]; CD Leganés, 29 December 2016 (in Spanish) and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Huesca.[http://www.sdhuesca.es/noticia/lluis-sastre-llega-a-la-sd-huesca Lluís Sastre llega a la SD Huesca (Lluís Sastre arrives at SD Huesca)]; SD Huesca, 29 December 2016 (in Spanish) The 32-year-old moved abroad in January 2019, joining a host of compatriots at Cypriot First Division's AEK Larnaca FC.{{cite web|url=https://pucelafichajes.com/2019/01/lluis-sastre-ficha-aek-larnaka-chipriota/|title=Lluis Sastre ficha por el AEK Larnaka chipriota|trans-title=Lluis Sastre signs for Cyprus' AEK Larnaca|publisher=Pucela Fichajes|language=Spanish|date=12 January 2019|accessdate=8 September 2020}}

Sastre took his game to the Indian Super League on 8 September 2020, agreeing to a one-year contract at Hyderabad FC.{{cite web|url=https://hyderabadfc.co.in/2020/announcement/hyderabad-fc-sign-spaniard-lluis-sastre/|title=Hyderabad FC sign Spaniard Lluís Sastre|publisher=Hyderabad FC|date=8 September 2020|accessdate=8 September 2020}} He started in nine of his appearances, adding an assist for the fifth-placed team.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-9573-lluis-sastre-profile|title=Lluis Sastre|publisher=Indian Super League|accessdate=29 July 2021}}

On 28 July 2021, Sastre returned to Spain and joined SD Huesca B.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdhuesca.es/noticia/lluis-sastre-liderazgo-para-la-sd-huesca-b|title=Lluís Sastre, liderazgo para la SD Huesca B|trans-title=Lluís Sastre, leadership for SD Huesca B|publisher=SD Huesca|language=Spanish|date=28 July 2021|accessdate=31 July 2021}} The following 24 February, he announced his retirement at the age of 35.{{cite news|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/sd-huesca/2022/02/24/lluis-sastre-anuncia-retirada-63128829.html|title=Lluís Sastre anuncia su retirada|trans-title=Lluís Sastre announces his retirement|publisher=El Periódico de Aragón|language=Spanish|date=24 February 2022|accessdate=25 March 2022}}

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 the 2011–12 season.[http://www.marca.com/2011/06/22/futbol/equipos/huesca/1308776741.html El Huesca confirma el fichaje de Rafael Sastre (Huesca confirm signing of Rafael Sastre)]; Marca, 22 June 2011 (in Spanish)