Oscar Acosta (footballer)
Oscar Román Acosta (born 18 October 1964 in Rosario) is a retired Argentine football midfielder who won two Primera División Argentina titles with Ferro Carril Oeste.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Román Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ? | (?) |
| 1989–1990 | Servette | ? | (?) |
| 1990–1991 | Vélez Sársfield | 28 | (6) |
| 1991 | ANA SC | 12 | (0) |
| 1992 | River Plate | 12 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | San Martín de Tucumán | 30 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Banfield | 32 | (0) |
| 1994 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy | 18 | (1) |
| 1995 | Universidad de Chile | 10 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | (1) |
| 1996 | Coquimbo Unido | ? | (?) |
| 1997 | Barcelona Sporting Club | ? | (?) |
| 1998–1999 | Banfield | ? | (?) |
| 2000–2001 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2008 | |||
Acosta joined Ferro Carril Oeste at the age of 16, in 1982 he was part of the squad that won the club's first ever league title; Nacional 1982. He was also part of the team that won the Nacional in 1984. He played for the club until 1989.[1]
Acosta was selected to join the Argentina squad for Copa América 1987 but he only ever played in one game for his national team.
Acosta also played for Vélez Sársfield, River Plate, San Martín de Tucumán, Banfield, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera.
Nicknamed "Bocha" Acosta played abroad for Servette of Switzerland, ANA SC of Japan, Universidad de Chile and Coquimbo Unido of Chile and Barcelona Sporting Club of Ecuador.
Honours edit
Club edit
- Ferro Carril Oeste
- Primera División Argentina (2): 1982, 1984
- Universidad de Chile
External links edit
- Oscar Acosta at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (post 1989)[dead link] (in Spanish)
References edit
- ^ "LaFerropedia". LaFerropedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.