Alejandro Acosta

Alejandro Javier Acosta Torres (born July 3, 1980) is a former Uruguayan football player, who last played as a defender for Venados in the Mexican Ascenso MX.

Alejandro Acosta

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Javier Acosta Torres
Date of birth	(1980-07-03) July 3, 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2004	Progreso	?	(0)
2005	Cobresal	3	(0)
2006	O'Higgins	1	(0)
2007	Unión Española	18	(0)
2008	Defensor Sporting	19	(1)
2008–2011	Puebla	68	(11)
2011	Veracruz	14	(1)
2012	Dorados	12	(1)
2012–2013	Cerro Largo	12	(0)
2013	Deportivo Petapa	13	(0)
2013–2014	Cerro Largo	22	(0)
2014–2015	Deportivo Carchá
2015–2016	Miramar Misiones	17	(1)
2016–2017	Boston River	8	(0)
2017	Venados	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Career

Acosta Started his football career in Chilean side Cobresal in 2005. Later on he was transferred to Chilean club O'Higgins in 2006 where he played 18 games before been transferred to club Unión Española in 2007. He played 17 games before been transferred to Uruguayan club Defensor in 2008 where he scored his first professional goal. That same year he was transferred to Mexican club 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.

In August 2012 Acosta signed a new deal with Cerro Largo FC of the Uruguayan Primera División.^[1]