Dušan Basta
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Dušan Basta (born 18 August 1984) is a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who plays for Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

.

He has been in the under 21's selection of Serbia and has been named captain. He was a non-playing member of the Serbia & Montenegro squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

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Early years

The first football steps Basta made, occurred when he was eight in local football club PKB from Padinska Skela, the suburb where he lived and where he was born. He came in Red Star at his thirteen and in time he became the part one of the most talented generation in history of Red Star's youth academy.

Red Star

First professional contract he signed with 17 years, when he together with few teammates from youth team came in first team. For first team he debuted on his 18th birthday, August 2002 in defeat from Sutjeska in Nikšić
Nikšić
Nikšić is a city in Montenegro . In 2003 the city had a total population about 75,000.Nikšić is located in Nikšić plain, at the foot of Mount Trebjesa. It is the center of the municipality , which is the largest in Montenegro by area...

(1:0). In the second season, he played on loan in Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo is a football club based in Ub, Serbia.-History:The club was founded in 1920 and will play in the Serbian League in the years of 1966, 1978, 1981 and 1986...

 (along with Aleksandar Luković
Aleksandar Lukovic
Aleksandar Luković is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Serbian national team. He is known for his aggressive style of play.-Biography:...

). He emphasized himself with great technique skills and accuracy for long throws and very soon he became one of the most important players for Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

. In April 2005 he injured his left hand, the injury was so bad that he was not playing for five months.
Basta won six trophies with Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

, including three domestic doubles.

Udinese

In July 2008 he moved from Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

 to Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

. He played in pre-season friendlies. But Udinese did not wish to use its one of the two non-EU registration quota on Basta, and Basta went to Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

 on loan from Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

, in order to borrow the quota from Lecce, likes his team-mate and countryman Aleksandar Luković
Aleksandar Lukovic
Aleksandar Luković is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Serbian national team. He is known for his aggressive style of play.-Biography:...

.

Returned to Udinese in summer 2009, he became the starting right-wingback since the 6th matches instead of midfielder. He made his debut on 23 September 2009 (the 5th matches), he substituted Mauricio Isla
Mauricio Isla
Mauricio Aníbal Isla Isla is a Chilean footballer who plays for Italian Serie A team Udinese and for the Chilean national team. He can play in numerous positions, including right, centre, and left back as well as a winger or centre midfielder...

 in 27 minutes for same position. The match Udinese won A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

 1–0. After injuries of Simone Pepe
Simone Pepe
Simone Pepe is an Italian footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Juventus. He is known for his high versatility and can play on either side of the pitch and even as a right fullback-Club career:...

, he played as a right midfielder in their 3–5–2 formation, for a few matches.

He then injured and missed whole 2010-11 Serie A season.

Basta made his return after 1½seasons, on 11 September, the round 1 of 2011–12 Serie A
2011–12 Serie A
The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players...

, that match the coach rested Mauricio Isla
Mauricio Isla
Mauricio Aníbal Isla Isla is a Chilean footballer who plays for Italian Serie A team Udinese and for the Chilean national team. He can play in numerous positions, including right, centre, and left back as well as a winger or centre midfielder...

 (ailing, but in fact due to team tactic and back from international duty) and Basta was the right wing-back in 3–5–2 formation. He scored a goal, winning Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

 2–0. In the next match, the first group stage match of 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...

, Basta returned to bench as Isla started (who secured the right wing-back place for recent seasons since Basta injury). On 6 November 2011, Basta scored the first goal in a 2-1 victory against A.C. Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....

.

International career

For A team of Serbia
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...

 he played two times. He debuted for his country against Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

 on 31 March 2005. He substituted Ognjen Koroman
Ognjen Koroman
Ognjen Koroman is a Serbian international footballer. He plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara-Career:...

 in 77 minutes. He collected his second cap in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

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He was in Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

 team for World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, but he did not play.
For U21's selection of Serbia he played 18 games and he played on two European Under-21 Football Championship, First time in Portugal
Portugal
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 2006 he reached semifinal, second time he became losing finalists in the Netherlands
Netherlands
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 2007. He was called-up by the caretaker of the Serbia national football team
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...

, Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić is a former footballer and current coach, currently caretaker of Serbia.-External links:* at Transfermarkt...

, for two friendly matches, against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 and Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...

, as a replacement for the injured Neven Subotić
Neven Subotic
Neven Subotić is a Serbian football defender, who plays for Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga. He made his first-team debut in the 2006–07 season for 1. FSV Mainz 05. In 2008, he signed with Dortmund...

. Shortly after being called-up, he suffered injury as well. Ćurčić called-up Nemanja Tomić
Nemanja Tomic
Nemanja Tomić is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for FK Partizan.-Club career:He started his football career at hometown side FK Radnički Kragujevac...

, Adem Ljajić
Adem Ljajic
Adem Ljajić is a Serbian footballer who plays as an attacking or right-sided midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina. He was set to join England's Manchester United from Partizan in January 2010, but they withdrew their option to sign him in December 2009...

 and Andrija Kaluđerović instead.

Club statistics

As of 30 November 2011

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|2002–03
First League of Serbia and Montenegro 2002-03
Statistics of First League of Serbia and Montenegro in season 2002/2003.-League standings:-Champions:Partizan Belgrade...

||rowspan=2|Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

||rowspan=2|First League
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

||12||0||0||0||1||0||13||0
|-
|2003–04
First League of Serbia and Montenegro 2003-04
Statistics of First League of Serbia and Montenegro in season 2003/2004.-League standings:-Champions:Red Star Belgrade...

||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2003–04
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro 2003-04
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro 2003-04 consisted of four groups of 10 teams. The competition started on 17 August 2003 and the regular season ended on June 13, 2004.-Changes for next season:...

||Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo is a football club based in Ub, Serbia.-History:The club was founded in 1920 and will play in the Serbian League in the years of 1966, 1978, 1981 and 1986...

 (loan)||Second League||26||7||0||0||0||0||26||7
|-
|2004–05
First League of Serbia and Montenegro 2004-05
The 2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro season, the 3rd since its establishment, started on August 7, 2004 and finished on May 28, 2005...

||rowspan=4|Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

||First League||23||2||0||0||5||0||28||2
|-
|2005–06||rowspan=3|Superliga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

||25||0||0||0||6||1||31||1
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|2006–07||16||0||0||0||4||0||20||0
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|2007–08||20||1||0||0||9||1||29||2
|-

|-
|2008–09||Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

 (loan)||rowspan=4|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|2009–10||rowspan=3|Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

||16||0||0||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|2010–11||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|2011–12
2011–12 Serie A
The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players...

||10||2||0||0||4||0||14||2
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123||10||0||0||25||2||148||12
33||2||0||0||4||0||37||2
156||12||0||0||29||2||185||14

International statistics


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