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Alberto Acosta
Personal information
Full name Alberto Federico Acosta
Date of birth August 23, 1966 (1966-08-23) (age 43)
Place of birth    Arocena, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 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
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)   
National team
1992–1995 Argentina 019 00(2)
Teams managed
2006
2008-
Boca Juniors
Fénix (Pilar)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

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 ArgentinaSan Lorenzo Primera División Argentina Topscorer: 12 goals
1992 ArgentinaArgentina FIFA Confederations Cup
1993 ArgentinaArgentina Copa América
1994 ChileUniversidad Católica Primera División de Chile Player of the Year
1994 ChileUniversidad Católica Primera División de Chile Topscorer 33 goals
1994 ChileUniversidad Católica Topscorer in South America: 33 goals
1995 ChileUniversidad Católica Copa Chile
1995 ChileUniversidad Católica Copa Chile Topscorer: 10 goals
1997 ChileUniversidad Católica Primera División de Chile
1999-2000 PortugalSporting CP Portuguese Liga
2002 ArgentinaSan Lorenzo Copa Sudamericana

[edit] Coaching Career

Acosta is currently working as the joint manager of Club Atlético Fénix of the regionalised 4th division of Argentine football.

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Preceded by
Colombia Antony de Ávila
Copa Libertadores Top Scorer
1997
Succeeded by
Brazil Sergio João



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