Alberto Federico 'Beto' Acosta (born 23 August 1966) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.

In a professional career which spanned 18 years (nearly 700 official games and more than 250 goals), he played for San Lorenzo in four different spells. Additionally, he represented teams in France, Chile, Japan and Portugal.

Acosta appeared with Argentina in two Copa América tournaments.

Born in Arocena, Santa Fe Province, Acosta started playing professionally at Unión de Santa Fe, making his top division debut one month shy of his 20th birthday, in a 0–0 home draw against Argentinos Juniors. Two years later, he transferred to San Lorenzo de Almagro, netting 34 goals in his first two seasons combined, that being the first of the four spells with the club in an 18-year career.

In 1990, Acosta had his first abroad experience, with France's Toulouse FC. After a poor second season, he left in December 1991, having played in seven matches with just one goal, with the club eventually ranking 16th - he returned to San Lorenzo, where he scored a further 19 league goals, which earned him a transfer to country giants Club Atlético Boca Juniors.