Johnny Acosta

Johnny Acosta
Personal information
Full nameJohnny Acosta Zamora
Date of birth21 July 1983
Place of birthCiudad Quesada, Costa Rica
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Alajuelense
Number12
Youth career
Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2010Santos de Guápiles77(0)
2010–Alajuelense64(3)
2013→ Dorados (loan)10(2)
National team‡
2011–Costa Rica25(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Zamora.

Johnny Acosta Zamora (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝoni aˈkosta]; born 21 July 1983 in Ciudad Quesada) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Alajuelense, and for the Costa Rica national football team. He plays as a defender.[1]

Club career

Acosta made his professional debut for Santos de Guápiles in the 2004/05 season and left them in 2010 for Alajuelense with whom he won three league titles. In January 2013, he moved abroad to have a six-month loan spell at Mexican second division side Dorados.[2]

International career

A relatively late newcomer to the national team set-up, Acosta made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 2011 friendly match against Argentina aged 29. He has represented his country in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup[4] and the 2011 Copa América.[5] On 6 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying victory against the United States in San José.

In June 2014, Acosta was included in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup[6] and made his debut in the competition during the round of 16 match against Greece as a substitute after the sending off of teammate Óscar Duarte.[7] He was in the starting line-up for the quarter-final against the Netherlands, where he helped the team to a clean sheet in a 3–4 penalty shootout loss.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2013 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  United States 1–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Johnny Acosta jugará con Dorados de Sinaloa - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Johnny Acosta – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
  5. ↑ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
  6. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Costa Rica name final squad for Brazil". BBC. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica". BBC. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

External links