Hugo Coscia

Hugo Oscar Coscia is a retired football striker who played for several clubs in the Argentine [Primera División] and the football team">Association football">football team.

Career

Born in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Coscia began playing professional football with Estudiantes de La Plata in the Primera División. Next, he passed through Colón de [Santa Fe].
In 1975, Coscia moved abroad to play for Mexican Primera División side Atlético Potosino for two seasons. When his contract expired, Coscia returned to Argentina to play for Club [Atlético River Plate]. In 1979, Coscia joined San Lorenzo de Almagro and would play in the club's final match at Estadio Gasómetro, a 0–0 draw with Club Atlético Boca Juniors where Coscia had a penalty kick saved by Hugo Gatti. The following season, he joined Boca Juniors, making Coscia one of a select few players to appear for rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors.
Coscia made several appearances for the Argentina national football team and participated in the 1979 Copa América.