Darío Scotto

Darío Scotto
Personal information
Full name	Darío Oscar Scotto
Date of birth	September 1, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1992	Platense
1992	Sporting de Gijón
1993	Necaxa
1994–1995	Rosario Central
1995–1996	Boca Juniors
1996–1997	Rosario Central
1997	Gimnasia y Tiro
1998–2000	Argentinos Juniors
2000	Cerro Porteño
2001	Santiago Wanderers
2003	Aurora
International career
1989	Argentina U20
1992	Argentina
	*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^[1] 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.