Cristian Javier Nasuti (born 6 September 1982) is a retired

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who played as a

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Career

Nasuti started his career with Platense in the Argentine

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(Second Division) in 2001. He was spotted by River Plate and signed for the club in 2003. On November 30 of that year, Nasuti made his official debut in the

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in a road game against

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. The defender scored the equalizer in the last minutes of the

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semifinals against

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, although his team ended up losing the series on penalties. Weeks later, he won with River the 2004 Clausura. Later, Nasuti moved to

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on loan to play for Monarcas Morelia between 2005 and 2006, but returned to River after making 50 appearances for Morelia. In the winter of 2008, he transferred to Banfield where he made 29 appearances in Primera. After a successful season in Greece with Aris, Nasuti stayed in the Greek Super League for one more year, signing a one-year loan deal with

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. The defender went on to play for Libertad (Paraguay), Emelec (Ecuador) and

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(Colombia), winning first division titles with the latter two. In 2016, Nasuti returned to Argentina to play for Vélez Sarsfield. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against Olimpo for the second fixture of the

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Honours

River Plate *

: 2004 Clausura, 2008 Clausura AEK Athens *

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Emelec *

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Deportivo Cali *

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: 2015 Apertura

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