Bismar Acosta

Bismar Acosta

Bismar Acosta
Personal information
Full name	Bismar Gilberto Acosta Evans
Date of birth	(1986-12-19) 19 December 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Pitbulls FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Santacruceña	41	(1)
2007–2008	San Carlos	28	(0)
2008–2011	Herediano	73	(2)
2011–2013	Belén	61	(4)
2013–2015	Start	52	(5)
2015–	Brann	139	(7)
International career
2010–	Costa Rica	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2020

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acostaand the second or maternal family name is Evans.

Bismar Gilberto Acosta Evans (born 19 December 1986) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Costa Rican club Pitbulls FC.

Club career

Acosta spent eight years in the Costa Rican league, most notably with Herediano. He moved abroad to join Norwegian side Start in January 2013, ^[1] and then SK Brann in March 2015. ^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2020 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Herediano	2009–10	Liga FPD	25	1	0	0	2	0	-		27	1
	2010–11		23	1	0	0	-		-		23	1
	Total		48	2	0	0	2	0	-	-	50	2
Belén	2011–12	Liga FPD	40	3	0	0	-		-		40	3
	2012–13		21	1	0	0	-		-		21	1
	Total		61	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	61	4
Start	2013	Tippeligaen	27	3	5	1	-		-		32	4
	2014		25	2	3	1	-		-		28	3
	Total		52	5	8	2	-	-	-	-	60	7
Brann	2015	OBOS-ligaen	28	1	4	0	-		-		32	1
	2016	Tippeligaen	20	2	1	0	-		-		21	2
	2017	Eliteserien	27	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	33	2
	2018		27	2	2	0	-		-		29	2
	2019		28	1	3	0	2	0	-		33	1
	2020		9	0	0	0	-		-		9	0
	Total		139	7	13	0	4	1	1	0	157	8
Career total			300	18	21	2	6	1	1	0	328	21

International career

Acosta made his debut for Costa Rica in an October 2010 friendly match against Peru and has, as of January 2014, earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. ^[4]

References

1. Bismark Acosta fue presentado en el IK Start de Noruega Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
2. "Acosta og Castro går til Brann". www.nrk.no/ (in Norwegian). nrk.no. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
3. "Bismar Acosta". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
4. Bismar Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

• - SK Brann
• Bismar Acosta at Soccerbase
• Bismar Acosta at Soccerway
• Bismar Acosta at National-Football-Teams.com