1. Michel Fernandes Bastos was born on 2 August 1983 and is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who mainly played as a left winger.
23 Facts About Michel Bastos
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Michel Bastos then returned to Brazil, where he played for Atletico Paranaense, Gremio and Figueirense.
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Michel Bastos moved to French club Lille in 2006 before transferring to Lyon in 2009.
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Michel Bastos joined Palmeiras in 2017 and had a spell at Sport do Recife in 2018.
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Michel Bastos has won 10 caps and scored 1 goal for the Brazil national team.
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Michel Bastos was a starter at the 2010 World Cup, playing as a left-back.
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Michel Bastos was known to be a free kick specialist throughout his career.
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Michel Bastos was born in the Brazilian city of Pelotas and began his career playing for hometown club Esporte Clube Pelotas.
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Michel Bastos later played for Gremio and Figueirense before deciding to return to Europe.
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Michel Bastos scored his first goal for the club against Lens in the annual Derby du Nord and finished the season with a total of three goals.
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From 11 November 2008 onwards, Michel Bastos scored in five straight matches.
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Michel Bastos scored goals against Marseille, Lorient, Toulouse, Nice, and Le Havre.
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In total that season, Michel Bastos appeared in 41 matches and scored 16 goals, 14 in the league and assisted on nine goals, which led Ligue 1.
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Michel Bastos was nominated for the Ligue 1 Player of the Year Award and named to the league's Team of the Year.
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Michel Bastos scored his first goal for Lyon in the first leg of the club's playoff round match against Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League.
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Michel Bastos netted the only goal of the game against local rivals Saint-Etienne on 9 December 2012, smashing in a 25-yard free-kick, to keep Lyon at the top of Ligue 1 with a five-point gap over PSG.
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On 13 August 2014, Michel Bastos returned to his homeland and signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Brasileirao club Sao Paulo.
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Michel Bastos is the fifth signing of Verdao to 2017 season.
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On 30 April 2018, Sport Recife announced that Michel Bastos had signed a loan contract until the end of the season.
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Michel Bastos cited his move to Lyon as an important factor in attempting to earn a spot on Brazil's 2010 FIFA World Cup team.
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On 27 October 2009, Michel Bastos was selected, for the very first time, by the national team for friendly matches against England and Oman.
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Michel Bastos made his national team debut in the England match starting in the left back position.
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Michel Bastos later started in the same position in Brazil's next two friendly matches against Oman and the Republic of Ireland in February 2010 and, on 11 May 2010, was named to the 23-man squad to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.