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Lluís Sastre
	Sastre with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Lluís Sastre Reus
Date of birth	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
2005–2006	Barcelona C
2005–2007	Barcelona B
2007–2008	Zaragoza
2007–2008	→ Huesca (loan)
2008–2012	Huesca
2012–2015	Valladolid
2015–2016	Leganés
2017–2019	Huesca
2019–2020	AEK Larnaca
2020–2021	Hyderabad
2021–2022	Huesca B
Total
International career
2005	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lluís Sastre Reus (born 26 March 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

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]

Personal life

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]