Darío Scotto

Darío Scotto

Personal information
Full name	Darío Oscar Scotto
Date of birth	(1969-09-01) September 1, 1969
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987-1992	Platense	120	(26)
1992	Sporting de Gijón	19	(3)
1993	Necaxa	22	(0)
1994-1995	Rosario Central	33	(15)
1995-1996	Boca Juniors	26	(7)
1996-1997	Rosario Central	11	(2)
1997	Gimnasia y Tiro	14	(4)
1998-2000	Argentinos Juniors	43	(13)
2000	Cerro Porteño	1	(0)
2001	Santiago Wanderers	8	(3)
2003	Aurora	4	(0)
International career
1989	Argentina U20	4	(0)
1992	Argentina	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2007

Darío Oscar Scotto (born September 1, 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer. He currently played club football in Argentina Spain, Mexico, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia and played for the Argentina national football team.

Scotto started his professional career with Platense in 1987. He became a consistent goalscorer, tying Diego Latorre as the topscorer of the 1992 Clausura. this achievement won him a call up to the Argentina national team and a move to Spanish side Sporting de Gijón.

In 1993 Scotto was signed by Mexican club Necaxa but he soon returned to Argentina where he signed for Rosario Central. In 1995 he joined Boca Juniors where he played alongside Diego Maradona. After a good season in the Apertura 1995 where he scored 7 goals, he struggled to maintain his form and returned to Rosario Central in 1996.

In 1997 he endured a desperate season with Gimnasia y Tiro before joining Argentinos Juniors in 1998.

In the latter part of his career he played for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay, Santiago Wanderers in Chile and Aurora in Bolivia. He retired in 2003.

External links

• Darío Scotto Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Darío Scotto at National-Football-Teams.com
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics