Nelson Acosta
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López | ||
Date of birth | June 12, 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Paso de los Toros, Uruguay | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1971 | Huracán Buceo | ||
1972–1976 | Peñarol | ||
1977 | Everton Viña | ||
1978–1981 | O'Higgins | ||
1982–1984 | Fernández Vial | ||
1984 | Lota Schwager | ||
Managerial career | |||
1984–1988 | Fernández Vial | ||
1988–1991 | O'Higgins | ||
1992 | Unión Española | ||
1992 | Cruz Azul | ||
1993–1996 | Unión Española | ||
1996–2000 | Chile | ||
2002–2003 | Cobreloa | ||
2003–2004 | Bolivia | ||
2004–2005 | Cobreloa | ||
2005–2007 | Chile | ||
2007–2010 | Everton | ||
2011–2012 | Cobreloa | ||
2012-2014 | Deportivo Quito | ||
2014-2014 | Everton | ||
2014- | Deportes Iquique | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 28 October 2014 (UTC) |
Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed Pelado Acosta (Bald Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan footballer. He became a naturalized Chilean citizen in 1984 and is currently the manager of Everton.
He managed the national team of Chile from 1996 to 2001, leading them to the 1998 FIFA World Cup despite having only managed one professional team before taking over the Chile job.[1] He took over Bolivia in 2004, but seriously failed and returned to manage Chile in 2005. In July 2007 Acosta resigned from managing the Chilean national team soon after the Copa América, which was held in Venezuela.
In September 2007, he was appointed manager of Corporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar, one of the top provincial teams in Chile. On June 3, 2008, he led Everton to their first Chilean League title in 32 years and ended the domestic dominance of Colo-Colo.
In late 2010, he switched to manage Cobreloa,[2] but was sacked in April 2012.[3] He returned to Everton de Viña del Mar in January 2014 but left nearly 9 months later to manage current club Deportivo Quito.
Honours
Player
Club
- Peñarol
- Primera División (3): 1973, 1974, 1975
Managerial
Club
- Unión Española
- Copa Chile (2): 1992, 1993
- Cobreloa
- Torneo Apertura (2): 2003
- Torneo Clausura (2): 2004
- Everton
- Torneo Apertura (1): 2008
International
- Chile
- Summer Olympics Tournament Bronze Medal (1): 2000
References
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- Pages with broken file links
- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Paso de los Toros
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Uruguayan emigrants to Chile
- Uruguayan expatriates in Chile
- Uruguayan footballers
- Huracán Buceo players
- Peñarol players
- Everton de Viña del Mar players
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Arturo Fernández Vial footballers
- Lota Schwager players
- Campeonato Nacional (Chile) players
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Uruguayan football managers
- Chilean football managers
- O'Higgins F.C. managers
- Unión Española managers
- Cruz Azul managers
- Cobreloa managers
- Deportes Iquique managers
- Arturo Fernández Vial managers
- Chile national football team managers
- Bolivia national football team managers
- Everton de Viña del Mar managers
- Deportivo Quito managers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup managers
- 1997 Copa América managers
- 1999 Copa América managers
- 2007 Copa América managers
- Expatriate football managers in Chile
- Expatriate football managers in Bolivia