Gastón Sauro

Gastón Sauro
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Boca Juniors 15 (1)
2012–2015 FC Basel 35 (1)
2014–2015 → Catania (loan) 27 (1)
2015– Columbus Crew 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:49, 08 September 2016 (UTC).


Gastón Sauro (born 23 February 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, as a defender.

Career

Boca Juniors

Sauro made his professional debut with Boca Juniors during the 2008–09 season.[1]

FC Basel

On 6 July 2012 it was announced that Sauro had signed a four-year contract with Swiss club FC Basel.[2] He played his club debut on 17 July in the 2–0 away win against Flora Tallinn in the 1st Leg of the second qualifying round to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.[3] He played his Swiss Super League debut on 28 July in the away 2–2 draw against the Grasshopper Club. He scored his first goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against FC Sion on 26 September.[4]

At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 Sauro won the Championship title[5] and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[6] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2–5 on aggregate.[7]

At the start of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League season Sauro was member of the Basel team that won the 2013 Uhrencup.[8] At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season Sauro won his second league championship with Basel.[9] In the final of the Swiss Cup on 21 April 2014, Sauro and Giovanni Sio were sent off as Basel fell to rivals FC Zürich 2–0 in added extra time.[10][11]

Catania (loan)

On 19 August 2014, Sauro joined Serie B club Catania on an initial one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[12][13] He was given the number 15 shirt.[14] He made his Serie B debut on 30 August, coming on as a late substitute for Gino Peruzzi in Catania's 3−3 draw with Virtus Lanciano.[15] In just his second game for the Italian side, Sauro picked up two yellow cards and was sent off in the 70th minute as Catania fell to a 3−2 defeat to Pro Vercelli on 7 September 2014.[16]

Columbus Crew

On 6 August 2015, Sauro signed for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.[17]

Honours

Boca Juniors
Basel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gastón Sauro profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ FC Basel1893 (2012). "Die Verpflichtung von Innenverteidiger Gastón Sauro ist perfekt" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Meister, Remo (2012). "Alex Frei trifft doppelt beim sicheren 2:0-Sieg des FCB in Tallinn" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Meister, Remo (2012). "Ein wichtiger und grosser FCB-Sieg" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 Schifferle, Michael (2013). "Season review: Switzerland". Eufa. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ↑ SFV (2013). "Telegramm Schweizer Cup Final" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Haylett, Trevor (2013). "Basel take heart after Chelsea defeat". Eufa. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  8. 1 2 Marti, Caspar (2013). "Der FCB gewinnt den Uhrencup 2013 mit einem Sieg gegen Roter Stern Belgrad" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  9. ↑ Grossenbacher, Sacha (2014). "Fotos vom Spiel gegen Lausanne sowie den anschliessenden Feierlichkeiten" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  10. ↑ "Season review: Switzerland". UEFA. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Gavranovic edges Zürich past nine-man Basel". UEFA. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Sauro al Catania: "Voglio crescere con il Catania, riconquistando la Serie A"". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Catania acquire Sauro from Basel: the details". Gianluca DiMarzio. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Calcio Catania Squadra Stagione 2014/2015". Calcio Catania (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Catania vs. Virtus Lanciano 3-3". Soccerway. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Pro Vercelli vs. Catania 3-2". Soccerway. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Crew signs Argentinian defender Gaston Sauro".
  18. ↑ Marti, Caspar (2013). "Der FCB verliert den Cupfinal im Penaltyschiessen" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  19. ↑ (si) (2013). "Grasshoppers zum 19. Mal Cupsieger" (in German). SFV. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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