Alberto Acosta
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| Alberto Acosta | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Federico Acosta | |
| Date of birth | August 23, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Arocena, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1984–1986 | 9 de Julio de Arocena | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2001 2001–2003 2008– |
Unión de Santa Fe San Lorenzo de Almagro Toulouse San Lorenzo de Almagro Boca Juniors Universidad Católica Yokohama F. Marinos Universidad Católica San Lorenzo de Almagro Sporting Portugal San Lorenzo de Almagro Fénix (Pilar) Total |
71 (15) 64 (34) 38 (6) 41 (19) 34 (10) 45 (43) 21 (10) 25 (12) 32 (17) 78 (39) 77 (32) 526 (237) |
| National team | ||
| 1992–1995 | Argentina | 19 (2) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2006 2008- |
Boca Juniors Club Atlético Fénix |
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Alberto Federico Acosta (born 23 August 1966 in Arocena), known popularly as "Beto" Acosta, is an Argentine former football striker.
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[edit] Career
Acosta is probably most famous for becoming the top scorer in South American football in 1994. He scored a total of 33 goals to claim the title.
He played his first professional game for Unión de Santa Fe in 1986. In 1988 he moved to San Lorenzo de Almagro, a club he would play for in four spells during his career.
He also played for Boca Juniors in Argentina, Toulouse in France, Universidad Católica in Chile, Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan and Sporting Portugal in Portugal. He was one of the keys for Sporting's title in the 1999–2000 season (which failed to come to Alvalade for 18 years) and is still cherished and fondly remembered among fans. In Universidad Católica and San Lorenzo made a great society with the also former argentinian international football player Nestor Gorosito He was manager of Boca Juniors between 10 June and 20 August 2006.
[edit] Honours
Acosta was top scorer several times in different competitions, he also won several national and international tournaments.
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 1992 |  San Lorenzo |
Primera División Argentina Topscorer: 12 goals |
| 1992 | Argentina |
FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 1993 | Argentina |
Copa América |
| 1994 |  Universidad Católica |
Primera División de Chile Player of the Year |
| 1994 | Universidad Católica |
Primera División de Chile Topscorer 33 goals |
| 1994 | Universidad Católica |
Topscorer in South America: 33 goals |
| 1995 | Universidad Católica |
Copa Chile Champions |
| 1995 | Universidad Católica |
Copa Chile Topscorer: 10 goals |
| 1997 | Universidad Católica |
Primera División de Chile Championship |
| 1999-2000 |  Sporting CP |
Portuguese Liga Championship |
| 2002 | San Lorenzo |
Copa Sudamericana Championship |
[edit] Coaching Career
Acosta is currently working as the joint manager of Club Atlético Fénix of the regionalised 4th division of Argentine football.
[edit] External links
- Alberto Acosta statistics and biography at FootballDatabase.com
- Player statistics
- Article about his retirement from football
Preceded by Antony de Ávila |
Copa Libertadores Top Scorer 1997 |
Succeeded by Sergio João |
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