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Michel Bastos

ミシェル・バストス　/　みしぇる・ばすとす

Association football player from Brazil

August 2, 1983 (age 42)　・　Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul
association football player

My Take

Michel Bastos embodies the romance of Brazilian football for me, the left winger who rose from hometown Pelotas to test himself abroad. His move to the Netherlands with Feyenoord and Excelsior, then a return to Grêmio and Atlético Paranaense, reads like a restless, blood-and-soul journey rather than a tidy career arc. At 179 cm and left-footed, I can picture the dribbling that cut defenses open. Players like him are easy to overlook beside bigger names, yet the connoisseurs know better. I hold a quiet respect for craftsmen who let their feet do the talking.

Overview

Michel Fernandes Bastos (born 2 August 1983) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who mainly played as a left winger. Bastos started his career at hometown club Pelotas before moving to the Netherlands, where he played for Feyenoord and Excelsior. He then returned to Brazil, where he played for Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio and Figueirense.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Michel Bastos
Name (Japanese): ミシェル・バストス
Reading: みしぇる・ばすとす
Born: August 2, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Boar
Origin: Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 179 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9

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