Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez

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Beto Acosta
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez
Date of birth	January 21, 1977 (1977-01-21) (age 31)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	190 cm
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Corinthians
Number	10
Youth clubs
????-1994	Defensor Sporting
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1996 1997 1998-2005 2005-2007 2007 2008-present	Defensor Sporting Platense Wanderers Club Sportivo Cerrito CA Peñarol Náutico Corinthians	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 15(9) 36(19) 24 (7)
National team
1995-2006	Uruguay	23(9)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez nickname Beto Acosta (the Demonym of Montevideo state), (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.

[edit] National Team

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

[edit] Honours

• Montevideo Cup
• Uruguayan second division 2003

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) Globoesporte
• (Portuguese) Acosta at Corinthians' official site

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