Darío Scotto
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Darío Scotto | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Oscar Scotto | |
| Date of birth | September 1, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987-1992 1992 1993 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997 1998-2000 2000 2001 2003 |
Platense Sporting de Gijón Monterrey Rosario Central Boca Juniors Rosario Central Gimnasia y Tiro Argentinos Juniors Cerro Porteño Santiago Wanderers Aurora |
94 (35) 19 (3) ? (?) 33 (15) 26 (7) 11 (2) 14 (4) 43 (13) ? (?) 8 (3) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1992 | Argentina | ? (?) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Darío Oscar Scotto (born September 1, 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer. He currently played club football in Argentina Spain, Mexico, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia and played for the Argentina national football team.
Scotto started his professional career with Platense in 1987. He became a consistent goalscorer, tying Diego Latorre as the topscorer of the 1992 Clausura. this achievement won him a call up to the Argentina national team[1] and a move to Spanish side Sporting de Gijón.
In 1993 Scotto was signed by Mexican club Monterrey but he soon returned to Argentina where he signed for Rosario Central. In 1995 he joined Boca Juniors where he played alongside Diego Maradona. After a good season in the Apertura 1995 where he scored 7 goals, he struggled to maintain his form and returned to Rosario Central in 1996.
In 1997 he endured a desperate season with Gimnasia y Tiro before joining Argentinos Juniors in 1998.
In the latter part of his career he played for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay,Santiago Wanderers in Chile and Aurora in Bolivia. He retired in 2003.
