Lluís Sastre Reus (born 26 March 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Sastre with Leganés in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lluís Sastre Reus | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Binissalem, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Barcelona C | 31 | (6) |
| 2005–2007 | Barcelona B | 33 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Zaragoza | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Huesca (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Huesca | 110 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Valladolid | 63 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Leganés | 34 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Huesca | 52 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hyderabad | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Huesca B | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 405 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sastre was born in Binissalem, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. He emerged through FC Barcelona's youth ranks, but only represented its B and C sides.[1]
Acquired by Real Zaragoza in 2007, Sastre moved immediately to another club, Aragonese neighbours SD Huesca, helping it promote to Segunda División in his first season – a first-ever – and easily retain its status the following campaign. His first game as a professional took place on 31 August 2008, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against CD Castellón.[2]
In summer 2012, Sastre signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid.[3] He made his La Liga debut on 20 August, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Álvaro Rubio in a 1–0 away win over Real Zaragoza;[4] he finished the campaign with 29 games (13 starts) and one goal,[5] helping his team finish 14th.
After being relegated in 2014, Sastre continued competing in the second tier with Valladolid and CD Leganés.[6] He achieved promotion to the top flight with the latter in 2016, contributing three goals from 33 appearances to this feat.[7][8]
On 29 December 2016, Sastre cut ties with Leganés[9] and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Huesca.[10] The 32-year-old moved abroad in January 2019, joining a host of compatriots at Cypriot First Division's AEK Larnaca FC.[11]
Sastre took his game to the Indian Super League on 8 September 2020, agreeing to a one-year contract at Hyderabad FC.[12] He started in nine of his appearances, adding an assist for the fifth-placed team.[13]
On 28 July 2021, Sastre returned to Spain and joined SD Huesca B.[14] The following 24 February, he announced his retirement at the age of 35.[15]
Sastre's older brother, Rafel (ten years his senior), was also a footballer. A defender, he played mainly for Sporting de Gijón, and they coincided at Huesca in the 2011–12 season.[16]