Oscar Román Acosta (born 18 October 1964 in

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midfielder who won two Primera División Argentina titles with Ferro Carril Oeste. Acosta joined Ferro Carril Oeste at the age of 16, in 1982 he was part of the squad that won the club's first ever league title; Nacional 1982. He was also part of the team that won the Nacional in 1984. He played for the club until 1989. Acosta was selected to join the Argentina squad for

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but he only ever played in one game for his national team. Acosta also played for Vélez Sársfield, River Plate, San Martín de Tucumán, Banfield, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera. Nicknamed "Bocha" Acosta played abroad for Servette of

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, Universidad de Chile and Coquimbo Unido of Chile and Barcelona Sporting Club of Ecuador.

Honours

Club

;Ferro Carril Oeste * Primera División Argentina (2): 1982, 1984 ;Universidad de Chile * Primera División de Chile (1):

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External links

Oscar Román Acosta
at BDFA.com.ar
Argentine Primera statistics
(post 1989)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Oscar Roman 1964 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1987 Copa América players Men's association football midfielders Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Servette FC players Barcelona S.C. footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Swiss Super League players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football