 Acevedo with O'Higgins in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Alejandro Acevedo Vergara | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-05-06) May 6, 1983 (age 41) | ||
| 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
Universidad de Chile
In 2011, Acevedo joined Universidad de Chile.
O'Higgins
In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.
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.
Magallanes
After spending two seasons with Magallanes and playing the 2023 Copa Chile final match, he retired from professional football.
International career
As a youth, he participated for Chile in the South American U-20 Championship 2003.
Personal life
Acevedo was born in Conchalí, Santiago.
He graduated as a football manager at INAF (National Football Institute), while playing for Magallanes, alongside his fellows César Cortés and Iván Vásquez.
Post-retirement
Following his retirement, he assumed as the youth promotion manager of O'Higgins to support youth players joining the first team.
Honours
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
- 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
- Albert Acevedo at Soccerway
- Albert Acevedo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Chilean people of Basque descent
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- 21st-century Chilean sportsmen
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- C.D. Cobreloa footballers
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Deportes Magallanes footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Copa Sudamericana–winning players
- Men's association football defenders
- Chilean football managers
- People from Santiago Province, Chile