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.

Oscar Acosta
Personal information
Full name Oscar Román Acosta
Date of birth (1964-10-18) 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

Club
Ferro Carril Oeste
Universidad de Chile

References
  1. "LaFerropedia". LaFerropedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
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