Adrián Jesús Bastía (born 20 December 1978 in

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, Santa Fe) is a retired

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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

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but only played eight games for the club before joining FC Saturn in

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in 2004, where he was once suspended for eight games. In 2005 Bastía returned to Argentina, playing for

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before returning to Racing Club in 2006. In 2008, playing for

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, Bastía received international fame when, on an away match against

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, he tackled a pitch invader and received a red card. In 2011, Bastía returned to Argentina after three years in Greece, joining Colón. In 2013, he joined Atletico de Rafaela after not being valued by Colón coach Rubén Forestello. At the end of April 2019, Bastá terminated his contract with Colón and retired.

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1978 births Living people People from San Justo Department, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers RCD Espanyol footballers FC Saturn Ramenskoye players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Club Atlético Colón footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Russian Premier League players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers from Santa Fe Province 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub