Cristian Bustos

For the Chilean modern pentathlete, see Cristián Bustos (pentathlete).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bustosand the second or maternal family name is Costa.

Cristian Bustos

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Bustos Costa
Date of birth	(1983-05-29) 29 May 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Alicante, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Petrelense
	Eldense
	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Eldense
2002–2003	Pinoso
2003–2004	Murcia B
2004–2005	Hércules B
2004–2005	Hércules	6	(0)
2005–2007	Valencia B	34	(1)
2007–2009	Salamanca	56	(0)
2009–2014	Celta	97	(0)
2013–2014	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	32	(0)
2014–2015	Mallorca	31	(1)
2015	Mumbai City	12	(0)
2016–2018	Lorca	53	(1)
2018	UCAM Murcia	15	(0)
Total		336	(3)
Managerial career
2018–2019	Numancia (assistant)
2019	Tenerife (assistant)
2020	Albacete (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Bustos Costa (born 29 May 1983) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Having reached the professionals at the age of 24, he amassed Segunda División totals of 226 games and one goal, mainly at the service of Celta. He also competed in La Liga with the club, in the 2012–13 season.

Club career

Early career and Celta

Bustos was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. He began his senior football career in the lower leagues, with CD Eldense, Pinoso CF, Real Murcia B, Hércules CF B, Hércules CF and Valencia CF Mestalla. ^[1] In 2007, he signed for UD Salamanca, playing his first match as a professional on 26 August 2007 as he started in a 3–0 away loss against Málaga CF in the Segunda División, ^[2] and went on to make 58 appearances in all competitions ^{[3] [4]} over two seasons before transferring to another club in that league, RC Celta de Vigo, on a four-year deal. ^{[1] [5]}

Bustos won promotion to La Liga with Celta in 2012, as runners-up. ^[6] He made his debut in the competition on 18 August of that year, playing 79 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat to Málaga, ^{[7] [8]} and scored his first official goal for the side on 12 December, in a 2–1 win over Real Madrid at the Balaídos in the Copa del Rey. ^[9]

As early as 8 January 2013, rumours arose of Bustos joining Sporting de Gijón, as a result of which he was left out of the squad to face Real Madrid in the second leg. ^[10] The next day, he was loaned out to the club until June, ^[11] and subsequently the agreement was extended for a further season. ^[12]

Mallorca

Bustos' contract with Celta was terminated by mutual consent on 30 June 2014, ^[13] and the following month he signed for RCD Mallorca of the second tier. ^[14] He scored his first goal for his new team on 3 January 2015, in the 46th minute of a 2–0 home victory over Albacete Balompié. ^[15]

Mumbai City

On 30 July 2015, Bustos moved to Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC; ^[16] upon joining, the 32-year-old said that he was "excited for the opportunity to play outside Spain". ^[16] He made his debut on 10 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw with Kerala Blasters FC. ^[17]

Later years

Bustos retired in 2018 at the age of 35, following spells with Lorca FC ^[18] and UCAM Murcia CF. ^[19] In the 2016–17 campaign, the veteran contributed 40 games (playoffs included) as the former reached the second division for the first time ever. ^[20]

Coaching

Subsequently, Bustos had assistant coach spells at several second-tier clubs under Aritz López Garai. ^{[21] [22] [23] [24]}

Club statistics

As of 28 April 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hércules	2004–05 [25]	Segunda División B	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
Valencia B	2006–07 [25]	Segunda División B	34	1	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	36	1
Salamanca	2007–08 [25]	Segunda División	25	0	0	0	—		25	0
	2008–09 [25]	Segunda División	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	Total		56	0	2	0	—		58	0
Celta	2009–10 [25]	Segunda División	28	0	5	0	—		33	0
	2010–11 [25]	Segunda División	38	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	41	0
	2011–12 [25]	Segunda División	24	0	2	0	—		26	0
	2012–13 [25]	La Liga	7	0	2	1	—		9	1
	Total		97	0	10	1	2	0	109	1
Sporting Gijón (loan)	2012–13 [25]	Segunda División	16	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2013–14 [25]	Segunda División	16	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	17	0
	Total		32	0	0	0	1	0	33	0
Mallorca	2014–15 [25]	Segunda División	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
Mumbai City	2015 [26]	Indian Super League	12	0	—		—		12	0
Lorca	2016–17 [25]	Segunda División B	36	1	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	40	1
	2017–18 [25]	Segunda División	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		53	1	0	0	4	0	57	1
UCAM Murcia	2017–18 [25]	Segunda División B	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
Career total			334	2	12	1	9	0	355	3

1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

1. "Cristian Bustos, el "Gattuso" de Alicante" [Cristian Bustos, Alicante's "Gattuso"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
2. Barbado, J.C. (27 August 2007). "Salva desequilibra un partido que su equipo sabe controlar desde el inicio" [Salva decides a game his team knows how to control from the start]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 38. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
3. "Victoria de la Unión en una brillante jornada copera" [Unión win in brilliant cup round]. La Voz de Salamanca (in Spanish). 3 September 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
4. "La falta de gol deja al Salamanca en la cuneta" [Lack of goal leaves Salamanca stranded]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
5. "El Celta ficha a Cristian Bustos" [Celta sign Cristian Bustos]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 June 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
6. García, Gregorio (3 June 2012). "Cinco años después... el Celta regresa a Primera" [Five years later... Celta back in Primera]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
7. "Crónica del Celta-Málaga, 0–1" [Celta-Málaga match report, 0–1] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
8. I. Castrillón, Carlos (9 January 2013). "Hasta luego al obrero del fútbol" [See you later football handyman]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
9. "Ronaldo rides to the rescue to keep Blancos' Copa hopes alive". Goal. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
10. "Cristian Bustos, cerca del Sporting" [Cristian Bustos, near Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
11. "Cristian Bustos llega cedido al Sporting de Gijón" [Cristian Bustos arrives at Sporting de Gijón on loan]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
12. "Bustos vuelve cedido al Sporting" [Bustos returns to Sporting on loan]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
13. "Cristian Bustos se desvincula del Celta" [Cristian Bustos cuts ties with Celta]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 June 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
14. Trives, Luis Á. (19 July 2014). "Cristian Bustos y Javi Ros refuerzan la medular del Mallorca" [Cristian Bustos and Javi Ros bolster Mallorca's midfield]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2015.
15. "El Mallorca sentencia al Albacete en cinco minutos" [Mallorca finish off Albacete in five minutes]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
16. "Mumbai City FC sign Bustos, Bertin and Piquionne for Indian Super League season 2". The Economic Times . 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
17. "Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City FC as it happened: First goalless draw in ISL 2015". International Business Times . 10 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
18. "Sergio Menéndez y Cristian Bustos fichan por el Lorca" [Sergio Menéndez and Cristian Bustos sign with Lorca]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
19. Montiel, Cayetano (18 January 2018). "Cristian Bustos, del Lorca al UCAM" [Cristian Bustos, from Lorca to UCAM]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
20. Galicia, Samuel (27 May 2017). "El Lorca se convierte en nuevo equipo de Segunda de la mano de David Vidal" [Lorca become a new Segunda team led by David Vidal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
21. "López Garai, nuevo entrenador del C. D. Numancia" [López Garai, new manager of C. D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
22. Martín-Travieso, Máximo (24 June 2019). "Raymond Henric-Coll y Cristian Bustos, los ayudantes de Garai" [Raymond Henric-Coll and Cristian Bustos, Garai's assistants]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2019.
23. "Aritz López Garai, destituido como técnico del CD Tenerife" [Aritz López Garai, dismissed as manager of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
24. Comesaña, María (15 October 2020). "Lopéz Garai y Bustos, sangre celeste para el Albacete Balompié" [Lopéz Garai and Bustos, sky-blue blood for Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
25. "Bustos: Cristian Bustos Costa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
26. "Bustos". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

• Cristian Bustos at BDFutbol
• Celta de Vigo biography (in Spanish)