Héctor Horacio Scotta

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Héctor Scotta
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Horacio Scotta
Date of birth	September 27, 1950 (age 56)
Place of birth	San Justo, Santa Fe, Argentina
Nickname	El Gringo
Playing position	striker
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1970 1971-1975 1976-1979 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983  ?  ?	Unión de Santa Fe San Lorenzo Grêmio San Lorenzo Ferro Carril Oeste San Lorenzo Boca Juniors Nueva Chicago All Boys Deportivo Armenio	23(9)
National team
	Argentina	7 games and 5 goals
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Héctor Horacio Scotta is a retired Argentine football striker. He was born on September 27, 1950, in the city of San Justo in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. Scotta is most famous for his feat of scoring 60 goals in 1975.

Scotta started his career in 1970 with Unión de Santa Fe but after only one season he moved to Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro where he was part of the Nacional winning team of 1974. In 1975 Scotta was the topscorer of the Nacional championship with 28 goals and Metropolitano champion with 32 goals, this made him the topscorer in South America and in world football for 1975. Scotta was awarded the Olimpia de Plata as the Argentine sports writer's footballer of the year.

Scotta's goalscoring achievements of 1975 attracted the attention of a number of foreign clubs, the team that managed to sign him was Grêmio in Brazil, where he helped them to win the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1977.

In 1979 Scotta returned to San Lorenzo, he then had a season with Ferro Carril Oeste in 1980, another with San Lorenzo in 1981 and a final season at the top level of Argentine football with Boca Juniors.

Scotta later had spells with 2nd division outfits Nueva Chicago, All Boys and Deportivo Armenio.

[edit] Titles and awards

Season	Club	Title
Nacional 1974	San Lorenzo	Primera Division Argentina Champions
Nacional 1975	San Lorenzo	Primera Division Argentina Topscorer: 28 goals
Metroplolitano 1975	San Lorenzo	Primera Division Argentina Topscorer: 32 goals
1975	San Lorenzo	Topscorer in South America: 60 Goals
1975	San Lorenzo	Olimpia de Plata
1977	Grêmio	Campeonato Gaúcho Champions

Hécor Scotta never played with Gremio Porto Alegrense ( played Sevilla FC (Spain), 1976 to 1980

[edit] External link

• Interview with Scotta in Clarín (Spanish)

• San Lorenzo Idols (Spanish)