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

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.[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]

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.[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)
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