Alejandro Javier Acosta Torres (born July 3, 1980) is a former

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an football player, who last played as a defender for Venados in the Mexican

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Career

Acosta Started his football career in Chilean side

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in 2005. Later on he was transferred to Chilean club O'Higgins in 2006 where he played 18 games before been transferred to club

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in 2007. He played 17 games before been transferred to Uruguayan club

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in 2008 where he scored his first professional goal. That same year he was transferred to Mexican club

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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

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. In August 2012 Acosta signed a new deal with

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of the

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References

External links

Profile at Soccerway

Alejandro Acosta's statistics

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