José Basanta
Personal information
Full name	José María Basanta
Date of birth	April 3, 1984 (1984-04-03) (age 25)
Place of birth	Tres Sargentos, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	CF Monterrey
Number	15
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2006 2006-2007 2007 - 2008 2008 - Present	Estudiantes Olimpo Estudiantes CF Monterrey	11 (1) 32 (1) 25 (1) 36 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:53, 11 March 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

José María Basanta (born 3 April 1984 in Tres Sargentos, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for CF Monterrey in Mexico.

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 CF Monterrey, by a request of the team's manager, Ricardo La Volpe. ^[1]

Contents 1 Family 2 Titles 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Family

Basanta is the cousin of fellow professional footballers Mariano and Gonzalo Pavone.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
Apertura 2006	Olimpo de Bahía Blanca	Primera B Nacional
Clausura 2007	Olimpo de Bahía Blanca	Primera B Nacional

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Guardian statistics
• Football lineups player profile

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