Héctor Scotta

Football player infobox
playername = Héctor Scotta


fullname = Héctor Horacio Scotta
height =
nickname = "El Gringo"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|9|27
cityofbirth = San Justo, Santa Fe
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1970
1971-1975
1976-1979
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
?
?
clubs = Unión de Santa Fe
San Lorenzo
Grêmio
San Lorenzo
Ferro Carril Oeste
San Lorenzo
Boca Juniors
Nueva Chicago
All Boys
Deportivo Armenio
caps(goals) = 23(9)
nationalyears = ?
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (4)

pcupdate = January 2007

Héctor Horacio Scotta is a retired Argentine football striker. He was born on September 27 1950, in the city of San Justo in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. Scotta is most famous for his feat of scoring 60 goals in 1975.

Scotta started his career in 1970 with Unión de Santa Fe but after only one season he moved to Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro where he was part of the Nacional winning team of 1974. In 1975 Scotta was the topscorer of the Nacional championship with 28 goals and Metropolitano champion with 32 goals, this made him the topscorer in South America and in world football for 1975. Scotta was awarded the Olimpia de Plata as the Argentine sports writer's footballer of the year.

Scotta's goalscoring achievements of 1975 attracted the attention of a number of foreign clubs, the team that managed to sign him was Grêmio in Brazil, where he helped them to win the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1977.

In 1979 Scotta returned to San Lorenzo, he then had a season with Ferro Carril Oeste in 1980, another with San Lorenzo in 1981 and a final season at the top level of Argentine football with Boca Juniors.

Scotta later had spells with 2nd division outfits Nueva Chicago, All Boys and Deportivo Armenio.

Titles and awards

External links

* [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/11/23/deportes/d-05301.htm Interview with Scotta in Clarín] es icon

* [http://www.gasometro.com.ar/especiales/idolos/scotta.php San Lorenzo Idols] es icon

* [http://sanlorenzojugadores.blogspot.com San Lorenzo profile] es icon