Alberto Acosta
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| Alberto Acosta | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Federico Acosta | |
| Date of birth | August 23, 1966 (age 40) | |
| Place of birth | Arocena, Argentina | |
| Nickname | Beto | |
| Playing position | striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 9 de Julio de Arocena | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986-1988 1988-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1993 1994-1995 1996 1996-1997 1998 1998-2001 2001-2003 |
Unión de Santa Fe San Lorenzo Toulouse FC San Lorenzo Boca Juniors Universidad Católica Yokohama F. Marinos Universidad Católica San Lorenzo Sporting Lisbon San Lorenzo |
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| National team | ||
| Argentina | 19 (2) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alberto Federico Acosta , known popularly as "Beto" Acosta, is an Argentine former football striker. He was born on August 23, 1966, in the city of Arocena in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina.
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, a club he would play for in four spells during his career.
He also played for Boca Juniors in Argentina, Toulouse FC in France Universidad Católica in Chile, Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan and Sporting Lisbon 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 still Beto Acosta is very cherished and fondly remembered among fans.
[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 Division Argentina Topscorer: 12 goals |
| 1992 | San Lorenzo |
Copa Sudamericana Championship |
| 1994 |  Universidad Católica |
Primera Division 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 Division Chile Championship |
| 1999-2000 |  Sporting Lisbon |
Portuguese Liga Championship |
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