Uvaldo Acosta
| Uvaldo Acosta | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 16, 1965 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | February 12, 1998 (aged 32) Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | George Mason University | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 (national team) 8 (George Mason University) | ||||||||||||||
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Uvaldo Acosta (May 16, 1965 – February 12, 1998) was an American volleyball player. He was part of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil. He was selected as the "best defensive player" at the 1991 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he won a bronze medal while representing the United States.
Acosta played for George Mason University, where he was later a coach.