# Alejandro Acosta

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{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|                name = Alejandro Acosta
|               image =
|            fullname = Alejandro Javier Acosta Torres
|          birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|7|3}}
|         birth_place = [Montevideo](/source/Montevideo), [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay)
|              height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|            position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football))
|         currentclub =
|          clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 =   
| youthclubs1 =  
| years1 =  1998–2004 
| years2 =  2005 
| years3 =  2006 
| years4 =  2007 
| years5 =  2008 
| years6 =  2008–2011
| years7 =  2011
| years8 =  2012
| years9 =  2012–2013
| years10 = 2013
| years11 = 2013–2014
| years12 = 2014–2015
| years13 = 2015–2016
| years14 = 2016–2017
| years15 = 2017
| clubs1 =  [Progreso](/source/C.A._Progreso) 
| clubs2 =  [Cobresal](/source/Club_Deportes_Cobresal) 
| clubs3 =  [O'Higgins](/source/Club_Deportivo_O'Higgins) 
| clubs4 =  [Unión Española](/source/Uni%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola) 
| clubs5 =  [Defensor Sporting](/source/Defensor_Sporting_Club) 
| clubs6 =  [Puebla](/source/Puebla_FC) 
| clubs7 =  [Veracruz](/source/Tiburones_Rojos_de_Veracruz) 
| clubs8 =  [Dorados](/source/Dorados_de_Sinaloa) 
| clubs9 =  [Cerro Largo](/source/Cerro_Largo_FC) 
| clubs10 = [Deportivo Petapa](/source/Deportivo_Petapa) 
| clubs11 =  [Cerro Largo](/source/Cerro_Largo_FC) 
| clubs12 =  [Deportivo Carchá](/source/Deportivo_Carch%C3%A1) 
| clubs13 =  [Miramar Misiones](/source/Miramar_Misiones) 
| clubs14 =  [Boston River](/source/Boston_River) 
| clubs15 =  [Venados](/source/Venados_F.C.)
| caps1 =   ?  
| caps2 =   3 
| caps3 =   1  
| caps4 =   18  
| caps5 =   19  
| caps6 =   68  
| caps7 =   14 
| caps8 =   12
| caps9 =   12
| caps10 =  13
| caps11 =  22
| caps12 =  
| caps13 =  17
| caps14 =  8
| caps15 =  8
| goals1 =  0  
| goals2 =  0 
| goals3 =  0  
| goals4 =  0  
| goals5 =  1  
| goals6 =  11 
| goals7 =  1
| goals8 =  1 
| goals9 =  0  
| goals10 =  0 
| goals11 =  0 
| goals12 =  
| goals13 =  1
| goals14 =  0 
| goals15 =  0  
| nationalyears1 =   1997–2006
}}

{{family name hatnote|Acosta|Torres|lang=Spanish}}
'''Alejandro Javier Acosta Torres''' (born July 3, 1980) is a former [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay)an football player, who last played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [Venados](/source/Venados_F.C.) in the Mexican [Ascenso MX](/source/Ascenso_MX).

==Career==
Acosta Started his football career in Chilean side [Cobresal](/source/Club_Deportes_Cobresal) in 2005. Later on he was transferred to Chilean club [O'Higgins](/source/Club_Deportivo_O'Higgins) in 2006 where he played 18 games before being transferred to club [Unión Española](/source/Uni%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola) in 2007. He played 17 games before been transferred to Uruguayan club [Defensor](/source/Defensor_Sporting_Club) in 2008 where he scored his first professional goal. That same year he was transferred to [Mexican](/source/Mexico) club [Puebla FC](/source/Puebla_FC) where he has established himself as an important player in the club, scoring 2 goals in the 2009 playoffs, getting the club in to the semifinals before being knocked out by Pumas.

He joined Veracruz during the 2011 Liga de Ascenso draft that took place on June 9, 2011, in [Playa del Carmen](/source/Playa_del_Carmen).

In August 2012 Acosta signed a new deal with [Cerro Largo FC](/source/Cerro_Largo_FC) of the [Uruguayan Primera División](/source/Uruguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/TenfielDigital/servlet/hntdide?0,0,5%2F,1,80325,1,0,0 |title=Cerro Largo suma a Alejandro Acosta |publisher=Tenfieldigital.com.uy |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{in lang|en}} [https://int.soccerway.com/players/alejandro-acosta/55854/ Profile at Soccerway]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.vamosfranja.com/index.php?seccion=plantel&show=defensas&idj=21 Alejandro Acosta's statistics]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ALEJANDRO-JAVIER-ACOSTA-26097.html Profile at BDFA]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Alejandro}}
Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:Uruguayan men's footballers
Category:Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Defensor Sporting players
Category:C.A. Progreso players
Category:Club Puebla players
Category:C.D. Cobresal footballers
Category:Unión Española footballers
Category:O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Category:C.D. Veracruz footballers
Category:Dorados de Sinaloa footballers
Category:Cerro Largo F.C. players
Category:Miramar Misiones players
Category:Boston River players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
Category:Liga MX players
Category:C.D. Petapa players
Category:21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Montevideo

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