José María Basanta
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Basanta playing for Monterrey in 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | José María Basanta Pavone | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1984 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tres Sargentos, Argentina | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
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Current team | Monterrey | |||||||||||
| Number | 30 | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Estudiantes | 11 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Olimpo | 32 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Estudiantes | 25 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Monterrey | 208 | (7) | |||||||||
| 2014– | Fiorentina | 24 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2015– | → Monterrey (loan) | 12 | (1) | |||||||||
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| 2013– | Argentina | 12 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2016. | ||||||||||||
José María Basanta Pavone (born 3 April 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Monterrey on loan from Fiorentina. Basanta holds Mexican citizenship. [2]
Career
Basanta started his career with Estudiantes in 2003 before joining Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 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, Ricardo La Volpe.[3] 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.[4]
Family
Basanta is the cousin of fellow professional footballers Mariano and Gonzalo Pavone.
Honours
Club
- Primera B Nacional:
- Winner (2): Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007
- Primera División de México:
- Winner (2): Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010
- CONCACAF Champions League:
- InterLiga:
- Winner (1): 2010.
Country
- FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 2014
Individual
- Best Center back of the tournament: Apertura 2010
- Best Center back of the tournament: Clausura 2012
References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 June 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2013/07/08/jose-maria-basanta-recibio-su-carta-de-naturalizacion
- ↑ "Contrata CF Monterrey a defensa argentino Basanta" – MedioTiempo.com (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.rayados.com/noticias/8538/comunicado_a_nuestra_aficin_y_medios_de_comunicacin
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to José María Basanta. |
- José María Basanta Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Guardian statistics
- Football lineups player profile
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