Adolfo Acosta

Adolfo Acosta
Personal information
Full nameAdolfo Samuel Acosta Rodríguez
NationalitySpanish
Born19 May 1981 (1981-05-19) (age 44)
Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Sport
CountrySpain
Sport5-a-side football
Medal record
5-a-side football
Representing Spain
Paralympic Games
2004 AthensMen's team
2012 LondonMen's team

Adolfo Samuel Acosta Rodríguez (born 19 May 1981), commonly known as Adolfo Acosta, is a Spanish 5-a-side football player. Playing for the Spain national team, he won a pair of bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Competing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, his team finished just out of medal contention in fourth place overall. Outside football, he is on the executive board and is a member of the General Assembly for the Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos (FEDC).