Andrés Avelino Acosta Parra (10 November 1917 – August 2008) was a Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

an football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player that also defended his country during the Chaco War

Chaco War

The Chaco War was fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region of South America, which was incorrectly thought to be rich in oil. It is also referred to as La Guerra de la Sed in literary circles for being fought in the semi-arid Chaco...

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As a footballer, Acosta played for Club Oriental

Club Oriental

Club Oriental, is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of La Chacarita, in Asunción. The club was founded March 12, 1912 and plays in the third division of the Paraguayan league. Their home games are played at the Oriental stadium.-Honours:...

, Cerro Porteño

Cerro Porteño

Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay...

, Atlántida SC and most importantly for Atlético Corrales

Club Atlético Corrales

Club Atlético Corrales, usually known simply as Atlético Corrales was a football club based in Asunción, Paraguay. It was founded in 1919 and dissolved in 1949.-History:...

 where he was part of the longest tour by a Paraguayan team around Latin American (it lasted 1 year and 15 days). Acosta also played in several occasions for the Paraguay national football team

Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

, including the 1942 Copa America

South American Championship 1942

The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from January 10, 1942 to February 7, 1942.For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Bolivia, and...

. He played as a defender.