Gastón Sauro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Basel | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2012 | Boca Juniors | 15 | (1) |
| 2012– | FC Basel | 22 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24:00, 2 Febrauay 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gastón Sauro (born 23 February 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss club FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.
Career
Sauro made his professional debut with Boca Juniors during the 2008–09 season.[1]
On 6 July 2012 it was announced that Sauro had signed a four-year contract with Swiss club FC Basel.[2] He played his club debut on 17 July in the 2–0 away win against Flora Tallinn in the 1st Leg of the second qualifying round to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.[3] He played his Swiss Super League debut on 28 July in the away 2–2 draw against the Grasshopper Club. He scored his first goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against FC Sion on 26 September.[4]
At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 Sauro won the Championship title[5] and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[6] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2–5 on aggregate.[7]
Honours
- Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura
- Copa Argentina: 2011-12
- Basel
References
- ↑ "Profile". Soccerway.
- ↑ FC Basel1893 (2012). "Die Verpflichtung von Innenverteidiger Gastón Sauro ist perfekt". FC Basel1893. Retrieved 6 July 2012. (German)
- ↑ Meister, Remo (2012). "Alex Frei trifft doppelt beim sicheren 2:0-Sieg des FCB in Tallinn". FC Basel1893. Retrieved 17 July 2012. (German)
- ↑ Meister, Remo (2012). "Ein wichtiger und grosser FCB-Sieg". FC Basel1893. Retrieved 26 September 2012. (German)
- ↑ Schifferle, Michael (2013). "Season review: Switzerland". Eufa. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ SFV (2013). "Telegramm Schweizer Cup Final". Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 20 May 2013. (German)
- ↑ Haylett, Trevor (2013). "Basel take heart after Chelsea defeat". Eufa. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Marti, Caspar (2013). "Der FCB verliert den Cupfinal im Penaltyschiessen". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 20 May 2013. (German)
- ↑ (si) (2013). "Grasshoppers zum 19. Mal Cupsieger". SFV. Retrieved 20 May 2013. (German)
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