Avelino Acosta

Andrés Avelino Acosta Parra (10 November 1917 – August 2008) was a Paraguayan football (soccer) player that also defended his country during the Chaco War.

As a footballer, Acosta played for Club Oriental, Cerro Porteño, Atlántida SC and most importantly for Atlético Corrales where he was part of the longest tour by a Paraguayan team around Latin American (it lasted 1 year and 15 days). Acosta also played in several occasions for the Paraguay national football team, including the 1942 Copa America. He played as a defender.