Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed ''Pelado Acosta'' (''Bald'' Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in
Paso de los Toros,
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
) is a former
Uruguay
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an-born Chilean football manager and footballer. He became a naturalized
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an citizen in 1984 and managed several football teams. He is now retired.
Career
He managed the national team of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
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. He took over
Bolivia in 2004, but seriously failed and returned to manage Chile in 2005. In July 2007 Acosta resigned from managing the Chile national team soon after the Copa América, the latter was held in
Venezuela
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.
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
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...
.
In late 2010, he switched to manage
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...
, but was sacked in April 2012. He returned to
Everton de Viña del Mar
Everton de Viña del Mar is a Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar.
The club was founded 24 June 1909 after a group of Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after the English team Everton who had re ...
in January 2014 but left nearly 9 months later to manage current club
Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Seg ...
.
Personal life
Acosta naturalized
Chilean by residence.
Before beginning his career as coach, he owned a boutique in
Concepción what he managed while he played for
Lota Schwager.
Since 2016, he suffers the
Alzheimer's disease.
Honours
Player
Club
;Peñarol
*
Primera División (3):
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
,
1974,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
Managerial
Club
;Unión Española
*
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...
(2):
1992,
1993
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;Cobreloa
*
Primera División de Chile
Primera may refer to
* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
* Alí Primera
Alí Rafael Primera Rosel ...
(2):
2003–A,
2004–C
;Everton
*
Primera División de Chile
Primera may refer to
* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
* Alí Primera
Alí Rafael Primera Rosel ...
(1):
2008–A
International
;Chile
*
Summer Olympics Tournament Bronze Medal (1):
2000
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Nelson
1944 births
Living people
People from Paso de los Toros
Footballers from Tacuarembó Department
Uruguayan men's footballers
Huracán Buceo players
Peñarol players
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers
Lota Schwager footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Chilean Primera División players
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Men's association football midfielders
Uruguayan football managers
Uruguayan emigrants to Chile
Naturalized citizens of Chile
Chilean football managers
Arturo Fernández Vial managers
O'Higgins F.C. managers
Unión Española managers
Cruz Azul managers
Chile national football team managers
C.D. Cobreloa managers
Bolivia national football team managers
Everton de Viña del Mar managers
S.D. Quito managers
Deportes Iquique managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Primera B de Chile managers
Liga MX managers
Uruguayan expatriate football managers
Chilean expatriate football managers
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in Mexico
Expatriate football managers in Bolivia
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
1998 FIFA World Cup managers
1997 Copa América managers
1999 Copa América managers
2007 Copa América managers