Gerardo Acuña
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Rodolfo Acuña | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Morteros, Argentina | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (interim) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tiro Federal de Morteros | |||
| 9 de Julio de Morteros | |||
| Unión Santa Fe | |||
| Atlético Rafaela | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | 9 de Julio de Morteros | ||
| 2000–2002 | Atlético Rafaela | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | 9 de Julio de Morteros | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ateneo Vecinos | ||
| 2006–2007 | 9 de Julio de Morteros | ||
| 2007 | Sportivo Belgrano | 10 | (4) |
| 2008 | Tiro Federal de Morteros | 12 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | 9 de Julio de Río Tercero | 22 | (11) |
| 2009–2012 | Ateneo Vecinos | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Ateneo Vecinos (player-manager) | ||
| 2013–2019 | Tiro Federal de Morteros | ||
| 2020 | 9 de Julio de Morteros | ||
| 2021 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | ||
| 2021–2023 | Sarmiento de Leones | ||
| 2024–2026 | 9 de Julio de Morteros | ||
| 2026– | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (reserves) | ||
| 2026– | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerardo Rodolfo Acuña (born 18 December 1979) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current interim manager of Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.
Born in Morteros, Córdoba Province, Acuña played for hometown sides Tiro Federal de Morteros and 9 de Julio de Morteros before making his first team debut at the age of 15. After a failed trial at Boca Juniors, he subsequently represented Unión de Santa Fe and Atlético Rafaela, where he made his professional debut in Primera B Nacional in 2000.[1]
After leaving Rafaela in 2002, Acuña returned to 9 de Julio. He would resume his playing career in the lower leagues, representing Ateneo Vecinos de General Cabrera (two stints), 9 de Julio again, Sportivo Belgrano,[2] Tiro Federal de Morteros and 9 de Julio de Río Tercero.[3][4] In 2011, aged 31, he suffered a serious knee injury while at Ateneo which led him to management.[1]