Bernardo Acosta Miranda

Playing career CA Lanús Born in the Paraguayan city of Asunción on 2 August 1944, Acosta was only five when he moved to Buenos Aires, where he began his football career in the youth ranks of Club Atlético Lanús. He made his debut for the club's first team on 8 December 1962, aged 18, on the last matchday of a second division tournament, which ended in a 1–2 loss to Deportivo Espafiol. While there, he formed a great attacking partnership with Ángel Silva, which became known as "the Bricklayers" due to their ability to construct attacking plays called "walls" until skillfully reaching the goal. Together, they achieved promotion to the Argentine Primera División in 1964, where they finished third at the first time of asking. In 1967, Acosta scored a 5-goal haul against Quilmes, which helped finish as the top scorer of the Metropolitan Championship with 18 goals. He was one of only five Paraguayan to have been a top scorer in Argentine football, remaining the last one to have done so.

Sevilla FC When he arrived in Seville in 1969, Acosta initially struggled with the squad and the language, especially because his assistant, who acted as a translator, was merely a tobacco representative and knew nothing about football, leading to many misunderstandings.

While at Seville, he played three matches against rivals Real Betis, scoring a total of five goals against three different goalkeepers to help his side to two wins and a draw. as well as 4th highest foreign scorer, only behind the Croatian Davor Šuker (90), the Brazilian Luis Fabiano (107), and the Mali Frédéric Kanouté (136).

Later career Acosta played his last football for Xerez in 1975, where he retired following a tribute match. In 1972, he was listed as a member of the Paraguayan national team that participated in the 1972 Brazil Independence Cup, but he ultimately did not travel with the team.

Later life In August 1981, Acosta, together with his brother-in-law and Betis fan Rodolfo Orife opened the Cafetería Buenos Aires on Divino Redentor Street, just a few metres from the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, which he still runs, together with his Betis partner Manolo López. He was also a cousin of Sebastián Fleitas, a fellow footballer who also played for Sevilla as well as Real Madrid.

He was an admirer of Pelé, Pope Paul VI, and Marlon Brando's films.