Beto Acosta
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Alberto Federico Acosta | |
| birthday | 23rd August 1966 | |
| place of birth | Arocena , Santa Fe , Argentina | |
| size | 177 cm | |
| position | attack | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| FC Arocena | ||
| 1982–198? | Unión de Santa Fe | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1986-1988 | Unión de Santa Fe | 71 (15) |
| 1988-1990 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 64 (34) |
| 1990-1991 | Toulouse FC | 38 (6) |
| 1991-1993 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 40 (19) |
| 1993-1994 | Boca Juniors | 34 (11) |
| 1994-1995 | CD Universidad Católica | 45 (43) |
| 1996 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 (10) |
| 1997 | CD Universidad Católica | 25 (12) |
| 1998 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 32 (17) |
| 1998-2001 | Sporting Lisbon | 78 (39) |
| 2001-2004 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 77 (32) |
| 2008-2009 | Club Atlético Fénix | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1992-1995 | Argentina | 19 (3) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2006 | Boca Juniors | |
| 2006-2007 | Dunărea Galați | |
| 2008–? | Club Atlético Fénix | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Alberto Federico "Beto" Acosta (born August 23, 1966 in Arocena ) is a former Argentine football player and coach .
Career
Acosta started playing football with FC Arocena in his hometown. In 1982 he moved to Unión de Santa Fe . He made his debut in the professional team on July 13, 1986 against the Argentinos Juniors (0-0). The striker scored his first goal in the Primera División on August 24 of the same year in a 2-1 defeat by CA Independiente . After playing for CA San Lorenzo de Almagro from 1988 to 1990 , he moved to France for Toulouse FC for the 1990/91 season . In his first season in the Première Division he was the club's top scorer with six goals together with his compatriot Alberto Márcico . Despite a 17th place in the final table, they stayed in the league because three teams had to be relegated. In 1991/92 Acosta lost his regular place and went back to Argentina to San Lorenzo de Almagro during the current season. In 1993 the Boca Juniors signed him .
After two seasons there, he moved to Chile to the CD Universidad Católica club, based in Santiago de Chile . There he was successful in the first year (1994) with 33 goals in only 25 games, making him top scorer. He was also able to celebrate winning the Copa Interamericana with his teammates . Acosta was named Chile's Footballer of the Year 1994. In 1995 he was the top scorer of the Copa Chile (ten goals), which he won with his club. In addition, Universidad Católica was runner-up in the Chilean Primera División in both years . In 1996 Acosta moved to the Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos , where traditionally many Argentines play. In 1997 he returned to the CD Universidad Católica. He was promptly won the Chilean championship with his club . After CD Universidad Católica and CSD Colo-Colo were tied in the final table, Universidad Católica was successful in the playoffs (0: 1 and 3: 0). Alberto Acosta scored the 1-0 in the second leg. In 1998 he signed for the third time with CA San Lorenzo de Almagro .
In December 1998 he went to Portugal to join Sporting Lisbon . The first year there were disagreements within the team and Acosta's goal haulage was just three goals in 13 games. At the time, Acosta was also suffering from back problems. His coach Giuseppe Materazzi even asked the club management to dismiss Acosta in a letter because he was "a disruptive element in the group" and split the team. The club management did not comply with this request, but later dismissed Materazzi himself. After that, things went better for Acosta and Sporting. The club became champions in 1999/2000, Acosta contributed 22 goals, which meant second place in the top scorer list. In 2000/01 he played in the Champions League for the first time . Sporting were eliminated in the preliminary round and Acosta failed to score in six games. In the league, Acosta scored another 14 goals and then returned to his home country, where he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro for a fourth time . In 2004, at the age of 37, he decided to end his career.
In 2006 he started his coaching career at Boca Juniors . He then coached the Romanian club Dunărea Galați (2006 to 2007). In 2008 he made his comeback as a player at Club Atlético Fénix , which competes in Primeira C , the fourth highest soccer league in Argentina. He was also the team's coach. In 2011 it was announced that Acosta had thyroid cancer.
statistics
| league | Games (goals) |
|---|---|
| Primera División (Argentina) | 318 (128) |
| Primeira Liga (Portugal) | 78 (39) |
| Ligue 1 (France) | 38 (6) |
| competition | |
| Copa Libertadores | 43 (25) |
| UEFA Champions League | 6 (0) |
successes
society
| year | success | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Copa Chile | CD Universidad Católica |
| 1997 | Chilean master | CD Universidad Católica |
| 2000 | Portuguese champion | Sporting Lisbon |
Personally
| year | success |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Chile's Footballer of the Year |
| 1995 | Top scorer of the Copa Chile |
Web links
- Beto Acosta in the database of fussballdaten.de
- Beto Acosta in the database of weltfussball.de
- Beto Acosta in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ rsssf.com: Chile 1995
- ↑ kicker.de: Alberto Acosta - once demonized, now adored
- ↑ familia.cl: Acosta le dijo adiós al fútbol… y su nombre quedó escrito en la historia ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish)
- ↑ youtube.com: El Beto Acosta contó que lucha contra el cáncer
- ↑ Omar Gisler: The great book of football records, p. 155
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Acosta, Beto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Acosta, Alberto Federico (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd August 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arocena , Argentina |