- Alberto Acosta
Football player infobox
playername = Alberto Acosta
fullname = Alberto Federico Acosta
height = height|m=1.76
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|8|23
cityofbirth =Arocena
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
position =Striker (retired)
youthyears = 1984–1986
youthclubs =9 de Julio de Arocena
years = 1986–1988
1988–1990
1990–1991
1991–1993
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–2001
2001–2003
clubs =Unión de Santa Fe
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Toulouse
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Boca Juniors
Universidad CatólicaYokohama F. Marinos
Universidad Católica
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Sporting Portugal
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Total
caps(goals) = 071 0(15)
064 0(34)
038 00(6)
041 0(19)
034 0(10)
045 0(43)
021 0(10)
025 0(12)
032 0(17)
078 0(39)
077 0(32)
"'526 (237)
nationalyears = 1992–1995
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 019 00(2)Alberto Federico Acosta (born
23 August 1966 inArocena ), known popularly as "Beto" Acosta, is an Argentine former footballstriker .Acosta is currently working as the joint manager of
Club Atlético Fénix of the regionalised 4th division of Argentine football.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 inChile ,Yokohama F. Marinos inJapan and Sporting Portugal inPortugal . 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.Honours
Acosta was top scorer several times in different competitions, he also won several national and international tournaments.
External links
*footballdatabase|985
* [http://www.futbolpasion.com/jugadores/cracoses.html Player statistics]
* [http://www.familia.cl/ContenedorTmp/Beto/beto.htm Article about his retirement from football]
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