Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez

Football player infobox


playername= Acosta
fullname = Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez
nickname = Acosta
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1977|1|21|mf=y
cityofbirth = Montevideo
countryofbirth = Uruguay
height = height|m=1.90
currentclub = Corinthians
clubnumber = 25
position = Striker, Attacking midfielder
youthyears = ????-1994
youthclubs = Defensor Sporting
years = 1994-1996
1997
1998-2005
2005-2007
2007
2008-present
clubs = Defensor Sporting
Platense Wanderers
Club Sportivo Cerrito
CA Peñarol
Náutico
Corinthians
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
15(9)
36(19)
24 (7)
nationalyears = 1995-2006
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 23(9)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez nickname Beto Acosta, (born 23 January, 1977 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan soccer Forward. Currently plays for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, in Brazil. At Peñarol he was coached by Gregorio Pérez. In a moment of his career he quit football to work because he needed money to feed his family and football wasn't giving enough money. He later returned to football and began to make money.

National Team

Acosta capped 23 times Uruguay national football team, and, scored 9 goals.

Honours

*Montevideo Cup
*Uruguayan Second Division 2003

External links

*pt icon [http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/0,,AAL16522-4285,00.html Globoesporte]
*pt icon [http://www.corinthians.com.br/2008/futebol/perfil.asp?id=12 Acosta at Corinthians' official site]