Albert Alejandro Acevedo Vergara (born May 6, 1983) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.

Albert Acevedo
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)
2006Cobreloa (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

Career

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Universidad de Chile

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In 2011, Acevedo joined Universidad de Chile.[1]

O'Higgins

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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

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After spending two seasons with Magallanes and playing the 2023 Copa Chile final match, he retired from professional football.[4]

International career

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As a youth, he participated for Chile in the South American U-20 Championship 2003.

Personal life

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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

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Following his retirement, he assumed as the youth promotion manager of O'Higgins to support youth players joining the first team.[6]

Honours

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Universidad Católica

Universidad de Chile

O'Higgins

Magallanes

References

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  1. ^ Albert Acevedo tiene sellado su acuerdo con la 'U'
  2. ^ "O'Higgins Ganó La Supercopa Al Vencer A Deportes Iquique". Anfp.cl. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  3. ^ "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores". Cooperativa.cl. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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