José María Basanta (born 3 April 1984) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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. He also holds Mexican citizenship. Basanta began his career with Estudiantes in his native Argentina. After a breakout performance in the

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, he signed for

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, becoming an important part in their

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and

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successes under coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich. After the

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, where Argentina finished runners-up, he joined Italian side

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, but returned to Monterrey in the summer of 2015 and retired five years later.

Career

Basanta started his career with Estudiantes in 2003 before joining

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of the Argentine 2nd Division in 2006. Basanta helped Olimpo to win both the Apertura and Clausura to secure automatic promotion to the Primera Division. He rejoined Estudiantes in 2007 and stayed a year with them. In June 2008, he was sold to Monterrey, by a request of the team's manager,

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. Since then, Basanta has been a regular in the first team, winning the 2009 Apertura championship and the 2010 Apertura championship. On 31 August 2015, it was announced that Basanta would be returning to Rayados de Monterrey in a season-long loan deal. On 5 September 2020, Basanta announced on his official Instagram that he will be retiring from professional football.

Honours

Club

;Olimpo *

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(2): Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007 ;Monterrey *

(3): Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2019 *

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(1): Apertura 2017 *

(4):

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, 2011–12, 2012–13,

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International

;Argentina *

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runner-up:

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Individual

* Best

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of the tournament: Apertura 2010 * Best

of the tournament: Clausura 2012

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Basanta, Jose Living people 1984 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Men's association football defenders Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Mexico Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Olimpo footballers C.F. Monterrey players ACF Fiorentina players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Serie A players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentina men's international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen