Alejandro Acosta

Alejandro Acosta
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Javier Acosta Torres
Date of birthJuly 3, 1980
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Deportivo Petapa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998-2004Progreso?(0)
2005Cobresal3(0)
2006O'Higgins1(0)
2007Unión Española18(0)
2008Defensor Sporting19(1)
2008-2011Puebla68(11)
2011Veracruz14(1)
2012Dorados12(1)
2012-2013Cerro Largo12(0)
2013-Deportivo Petapa8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Alejandro Javier Acosta Torres (born July 3, 1980 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football player, who currently plays as a defender for Deportivo Petapa in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.

Career

Acosta Started his football career in Chilean side Cobresal in 2005. Later on he was transferred to Chilean club O'Higgins in 2006 where he played 18 games before been transferred to club Unión Española in 2007. He played 17 games before been transferred to Uruguayan club Defensor in 2008 where he scored his first professional goal. That same year he was transferred to Mexican club Puebla FC where he has established himself as an important player in the club, scoring 2 goals in the 2009 playoffs, getting the club in to the semifinals before being knocked out by Pumas.

He joined Veracruz during the 2011 Liga de Ascenso draft that took place on June 9, 2011 in Playa del Carmen.

In August 2012 Acosta signed a new deal with Cerro Largo FC of the Uruguayan Primera División.[1]

References

  1. "Cerro Largo suma a Alejandro Acosta". Tenfieldigital.com.uy. Retrieved 2012-08-13.

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