Néstor Leonel Scotta (7 April 1948 – 8 January 2001) was an

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striker who was twice top scorer in

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. Néstor ''Tola'' Scotta was born in San Justo in 1948, he came from a footballing family, his father played for Colón de San Justo and his elder brother

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and twice topscorer in Argentina. Scotta began playing football with local side Colón de San Justo. In 1967, he joined

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for 600,000 pesos.Néstor Scotta, entrega y gol
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He played for the club until 1969 when he joined River Plate for 10,000,000 pesos. He played 43 league games for River, scoring 10 goals. In 1973, he joined Racing Club where he scored 63 goals in 127 league games. Scotta joined Argentine manager

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in 1977 where he was twice runner up in the Colombian league and runner up in

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. During his time with the club he scored 79 goals in 109 games and was twice top scorer in the Copa Libertadores in 1977 and 1978.Copa Libertadores topscorers
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In 1981 Scotta returned to Argentina where he played for Platense scoring 4 goals in 23 appearances. In 1982, he joined

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where he helped them secure promotion to the Primera División. In 1983, he was part of the Temperley team that secured their best ever finish in an Argentine championship when they reached the semi-final of the

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where they were beaten by eventual champions

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. Scotta played out the remainder of his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football with

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in 1984,

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in 1985 and

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in 1986. Scotta died in a car accident on 8 January 2001 in

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, aged 52.

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Falleció Néstor Scotta
in Clarín
BDFA profile
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