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José María Basanta (born 3 April 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He also holds Mexican citizenship.[3]
.jpg) Basanta playing for Monterrey in 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José María Basanta[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1984[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tres Sargentos, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Estudiantes | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Olimpo | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Estudiantes | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Monterrey | 208 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Fiorentina | 24 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Monterrey (loan) | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Monterrey | 87 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Argentina | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:03, 24 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Basanta began his career with Estudiantes in his native Argentina. After a breakout performance in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, he signed for Monterrey, becoming an important part in their Liga MX and CONCACAF Champions League successes under coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich. After the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where Argentina finished runners-up, he joined Italian side ACF Fiorentina, but returned to Monterrey in the summer of 2015 and retired five years later.
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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.[4] 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.[5]
On 5 September 2020, Basanta announced on his official Instagram that he will be retiring from professional football.
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Club
- Olimpo
- Monterrey
- Liga MX (3): Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2019
- Copa MX (1): Apertura 2017
- CONCACAF Champions League (4): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2019
International
- Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
Individual
- Best Center back of the tournament: Apertura 2010
- Best Center back of the tournament: Clausura 2012
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