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.

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.

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

Primera División Argentina (2): 1982, 1984

Universidad de Chile

Primera División de Chile (1): 1995

External links

Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (post 1989)

References

1964 births

Living people

Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe

Argentine expatriate men's footballers

Argentine men's footballers

Argentina men's international footballers

1987 Copa América players

Men's association football midfielders

Ferro Carril Oeste footballers

Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers

Club Atlético River Plate footballers

Club Atlético Banfield footballers

San Martín de Tucumán footballers

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers

Argentinos Juniors footballers

Servette FC players

Barcelona S.C. footballers

Club Universidad de Chile footballers

Coquimbo Unido footballers

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

Expatriate men's footballers in Japan

Expatriate men's footballers in Chile

Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador

Argentine Primera División players

Chilean Primera División players

Swiss Super League players

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina

Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games

Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games

Pan American Games medalists in football