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José Soto (footballer, born 1970)

José Soto
Personal information
Full name José Alberto Soto Gómez
Date of birth (1970-01-11) 11 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 Deportivo Municipal 157 (13)
1993–1996 Sporting Cristal 149 (20)
1996–1999 Puebla 59 (5)
1999 Alianza Lima 18 (0)
2000–2001 Celaya 42 (3)
2001–2006 Alianza Lima 199 (36)
Total 624 (77)
International career
1992–2003 Peru 75 (3)
Managerial career
2008 Alianza Lima (caretaker)
2009–2011 Alianza Lima (assistant)
2012 Alianza Lima
2013 León de Huánuco
2014 Carlos A. Mannucci
2015 Alianza Universidad
2016 Alfredo Salinas
2017 Deportivo Hualgayoc
2017–2019 Carlos A. Mannucci
2019–2021 Juan Aurich
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Alberto "Pepe" Soto Gómez (born 11 January 1970) is a Peruvian football manager and former player. Nicknamed "Pepe," he played as a central defender and spent the majority of his playing career with Alianza Lima. He is the brother of footballers Jorge Soto and Giancarlo Soto.

Club career

Soto was born in Lima. He started his club career with Deportivo Municipal in 1987. He also played for Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima in Peru.

Soto spent several seasons playing in Mexico, joining Puebla in the Invierno 1996 season and remaining with the club until 1998. He also represented Celaya during 1999 and 2000.

International career

Soto obtained 75 international caps for the Peru national team, scoring three goals. He made his debut on 25 November 1992, in a 1–1 draw against Ecuador, and played his last international match at age 33 in a World Cup qualifying defeat against Chile on 9 September 2003. Soto's international career included the Copa América tournaments of 1993, 1995, 1999, and 2001.

Coaching career

On 17 December 2011, Soto was appointed head manager of Alianza Lima for the start of the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado season.[1]

Personal life

Has a son named Jose Soto and a daughter named Maria Soto. The mother of his children is Monica De La Jara. He is also the older brother of Jorge Soto and Giancarlo Soto.[2]

Honours

Player

Sporting Cristal

Alianza Lima

Manager

Alianza Lima

References

  1. ^ "Alianza Lima confirma a Jose Soto como tecnico para temporada 2012" (in Spanish). ClubAlianzaLima.com. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Caudillos coincidentes" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2012.