Néstor Scotta
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Néstor Leonel Scotta was an Argentine
football striker who was twice top scorer in Copa Libertadores.
Néstor Tola Scotta was born in San Justo
in 1948, he came from a footballing family, his father played for Colón de San Justo and his elder brother Héctor
was an Argentina international
and twice topscorer in Argentina
.
Scotta began playing football with local side Colón de San Justo. In 1967 he joined Unión de Santa Fe
for 600,000 pesos. He played for the club until 1969 when he joined River Plate
for 10,000,000 pesos. He played 43 league games for River, scoring 10 goals.
In 1973 he joined Racing Club
where he scored 63 goals in 127 league games.
Scotto joined Argentine manager Carlos Bilardo
at Colombia
n side Deportivo Cali
in 1977 where he was twice runner up in the Colombian league and runner up in Copa Libertadores 1977
. During his time with the club he scored 79 goals in 109 games and was twice top scorer in the Copa Libertadores in 1977 and 1978.
In 1981 Scotta returned to Argentina where he played for Platense
scoring 4 goals in 23 appearances. In 1982 he joined Temperley
where he helped them secure promotion to the Primera División
. In 1983 he was part of the Temperley team that secured their best ever finish in an Argentine championship when they reached the semi-final of the Nacional
where they were beaten by eventual champions Estudiantes de La Plata
.
Scotta played out the remainder of his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football with Colón de Santa Fe
in 1984, Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
in 1985 and Excursionistas
in 1986.
Scotta died in a car accident on 8 January 2001 in Caseros
, aged 52.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football striker who was twice top scorer in Copa Libertadores.
Néstor Tola Scotta was born in San Justo
San Justo, Santa Fe
San Justo is a city in the center region of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 99 km north from the provincial capital. It has about 22,000 inhabitants as of the and it is the head town of the San Justo Department....
in 1948, he came from a footballing family, his father played for Colón de San Justo and his elder brother Héctor
Héctor Scotta
Héctor Horacio Scotta is a retired Argentine football striker. He was born on September 27, 1950, in the city of San Justo in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina...
was an Argentina international
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
and twice topscorer in Argentina
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
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Scotta began playing football with local side Colón de San Justo. In 1967 he joined Unión de Santa Fe
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe....
for 600,000 pesos. He played for the club until 1969 when he joined River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
for 10,000,000 pesos. He played 43 league games for River, scoring 10 goals.
In 1973 he joined Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
where he scored 63 goals in 127 league games.
Scotto joined Argentine manager Carlos Bilardo
Carlos Bilardo
Carlos Salvador Bilardo is an Argentine former football player and coach, who is currently the General Manager of the Argentina national football team....
at Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n side Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
in 1977 where he was twice runner up in the Colombian league and runner up in Copa Libertadores 1977
Copa Libertadores 1977
The 1977 Copa Libertadores was the 18th edition of CONMEBOL's top club tournament. The tournament was won by Boca Juniors after defeating defending champions Cruzeiro for their first Copa Libertadores title.-Group stage:...
. During his time with the club he scored 79 goals in 109 games and was twice top scorer in the Copa Libertadores in 1977 and 1978.
In 1981 Scotta returned to Argentina where he played for Platense
Club Atlético Platense
Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink"....
scoring 4 goals in 23 appearances. In 1982 he joined Temperley
Club Atlético Temperley
Club Atlético Temperley is a sports club from the city of Temperley in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.-History:Temperley...
where he helped them secure promotion to the Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
. In 1983 he was part of the Temperley team that secured their best ever finish in an Argentine championship when they reached the semi-final of the Nacional
Nacional championship
The Nacional championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1985. The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year, the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...
where they were beaten by eventual champions Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
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Scotta played out the remainder of his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football with Colón de Santa Fe
Colón de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96...
in 1984, Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
Club Atlético Estudiantes
Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Buenos Aires or Estudiantes de Caseros, is a sports club from Caseros, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina...
in 1985 and Excursionistas
Excursionistas
Club Atlético Excursionistas is a football team based in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires in Argentina...
in 1986.
Scotta died in a car accident on 8 January 2001 in Caseros
Caseros, Buenos Aires
Caseros is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Tres de Febrero Partido which forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....
, aged 52.