Adolfo Acosta

Adolfo Acosta
Personal information
Full nameAdolfo Samuel Acosta Rodríguez
NationalitySpanish
Born19 May 1981 (1981-05-19) (age 43)
Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Sport
CountrySpain
Sport5-a-side football
Medal record
5-a-side football
Representing Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Men's team

Adolfo Samuel Acosta Rodríguez[a][1] (born 19 May 1981), commonly known as Adolfo Acosta,[2] is a Spanish 5-a-side football player. Playing for the Spain national team, he won a pair of bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Competing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, his team finished just out of medal contention in fourth place overall. Outside football, he is on the executive board and is a member of the General Assembly for the Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos (FEDC).


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  1. ^ "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Adolfo Samuel Acosta Rodríguez". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Spain's Adolfo Acosta targets the European Championships title". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

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