Albert Acevedo
 Acevedo with O'Higgins in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Alejandro Acevedo Vergara | ||
| Date of birth | May 6, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Conchalí, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | O'Higgins (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Unión Española | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Universidad Católica | 109 | (10) |
| 2006 | → Cobreloa (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | O'Higgins | 61 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Universidad de Chile | 79 | (4) |
| 2014–2021 | O'Higgins | 194 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Magallanes | 40 | (0) |
| Total | 501 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Chile U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | O'Higgins (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Alejandro Acevedo Vergara (born May 6, 1983) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
[edit]Universidad de Chile
[edit]In 2011, Acevedo joined Universidad de Chile.[1]
O'Higgins
[edit]In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.[2]
He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]
Magallanes
[edit]After spending two seasons with Magallanes and playing the 2023 Copa Chile final match, he retired from professional football.[4]
International career
[edit]As a youth, he participated for Chile in the South American U-20 Championship 2003.
Personal life
[edit]Acevedo was born in Conchalí, Santiago.
He graduated as a football manager at INAF [es] (National Football Institute), while playing for Magallanes, alongside his fellows César Cortés and Iván Vásquez.[5]
Post-retirement
[edit]Following his retirement, he assumed as the youth promotion manager of O'Higgins to support youth players joining the first team.[6]
Honours
[edit]Universidad Católica
Universidad de Chile
- Primera División (3): 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura
- Copa Chile (1): 2012–13
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011
O'Higgins
- Supercopa de Chile (1): 2014
Magallanes
- Primera B (1): 2022
- Copa Chile (1): 2022
- Supercopa de Chile (1): 2023
References
[edit]- ^ Albert Acevedo tiene sellado su acuerdo con la 'U'
- ^ "O'Higgins Ganó La Supercopa Al Vencer A Deportes Iquique". Anfp.cl. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores". Cooperativa.cl. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ Sánchez Sanhueza, Ítalo (13 December 2023). "Un experimentado dice adiós: Albert Acevedo anunció su retiro del fútbol". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ León, Rafael (14 November 2022). "Tres técnicos dentro de la cancha: Magallanes juega con tres entrenadores titulados entre los titulares". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Moreno Madrid, Paula (2 January 2024). "O'Higgins sorprende y da el gran golpe con el regreso de Eduardo Berizzo y Albert Acevedo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Albert Acevedo at Soccerway
- Albert Acevedo at National-Football-Teams.com