Alberto Acosta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Federico Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Arocena, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | 9 Julio Arocena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Unión Santa Fe | 71 | (15) |
| 1988–1990 | San Lorenzo | 64 | (34) |
| 1990–1991 | Toulouse | 38 | (6) |
| 1991–1993 | San Lorenzo | 41 | (19) |
| 1993–1994 | Boca Juniors | 34 | (10) |
| 1994–1995 | Universidad Católica | 45 | (43) |
| 1996 | Yokohama Marinos | 21 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | Universidad Católica | 25 | (12) |
| 1997–1998 | San Lorenzo | 32 | (17) |
| 1999–2001 | Sporting CP | 78 | (39) |
| 2001–2004 | San Lorenzo | 77 | (32) |
| 2009 | Fénix | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 532 | (239) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1995 | Argentina | 19 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Dunărea Galaţi | ||
| 2007–2009 | Fénix (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Fénix | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alberto Federico 'Beto' Acosta (born 23 August 1966) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.
In a professional career which spanned 18 years (nearly 700 official games and more than 250 goals), he played for San Lorenzo in four different spells. Additionally, he represented clubs in France, Chile, Japan and Portugal.
Acosta appeared with Argentina in two Copa América tournaments.
Born in Arocena, Santa Fe Province, Acosta started playing professionally at Unión de Santa Fe, making his top division debut one month shy of his 20th birthday, in a 0–0 home draw against Argentinos Juniors. Two years later he transferred to San Lorenzo de Almagro, scoring 34 goals in his first two seasons combined, that being the first of the four spells with the club in an 18-year career.
In 1990 Acosta had his first abroad experience, with France's Toulouse FC. After a poor second season he left in December 1991, having played in seven matches with just one goal, with the club eventually ranking 16th – he returned to San Lorenzo, where he scored a further 19 league goals, which earned him a transfer to country giants Boca Juniors.
Acosta spent the following three years out of Argentina, starting and ending with Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile where he rejoined former San Lorenzo teammate Néstor Gorosito. In 1994, he was crowned the top scorer in South American football, netting 33 times in only 25 matches. Also during that debut campaign, he was unable to further help the team for five matches (four after assaulting C.F. Universidad de Chile's Luis Musrri); in between his spell with Universidad, he played in the J1 League for Yokohama Marinos.
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