Pedro Acosta (footballer)

Venezuelan footballer (born 1959)

Pedro Javier Acosta Sánchez (born 28 November 1959) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Acosta played for Deportivo Galicia, C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela and Caracas F.C.^[1]

International career

Acosta made 34 appearances for the senior Venezuela national football team from 1979 to 1989,^[2][3] including participation at the 1979 Copa América, 1983 Copa América, 1987 Copa América and 1989 Copa América.

He also competed for Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the team was eliminated after the preliminary round.^[4]

References

1. Profile at BDFA
2. "Venezuela - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
3. Pedro Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "Pedro Acosta". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-03-26.