Career
Born in Montevideo, Acuña played as a forward. He began playing for Liverpool de Montevideo, before joining Peñarol in 1967. In 1972, Acuña moved to Mexico to join Monterrey for three seasons.
He returned to Uruguay to finish his career with Peñarol.
After he retired from playing, Acuña became a football coach. In 2004, he joined Fossati"s coaching staff on the Uruguay national football team
Acuña developed a tumor and died at age 60 in August 2004.