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Elkin Soto

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Jaramillo.
Elkin Soto
Personal information
Full name Elkin Soto Jaramillo
Date of birth (1980-08-04) 4 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Manizales, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Once Caldas (youth manager)
Youth career
Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Once Caldas 194 (25)
2005–2006 Barcelona SC 44 (7)
2007–2016 Mainz 05 191 (14)
2016–2017 Once Caldas 43 (2)
2019 Once Caldas 3 (0)
International career
2004–2013 Colombia 26 (6)
Managerial career
2022– Once Caldas (youth)
2023 Once Caldas (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elkin Soto Jaramillo (born 4 August 1980) is a Colombian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Once Caldas' youth categories.

Club career

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Soto was born in Manizales, Caldas Department.

He was one of the fundamental parts in Once Caldas Copa Libertadores 2004 historic final against Boca Juniors in which they won.

Following one season with Ecuadorian side, Barcelona SC, Soto was signed by Jurgen Klopp to play for Bundesliga side, Mainz 05, where he spent 9 seasons (2007-2016), during which time he also played for Thomas Tuchel.

On 1 February 2019, it was confirmed that Soto had returned to Once Caldas for the third time.[1] Soto retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

International career

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He is also a starter of the Colombia national team where he plays left wing midfielder. He has been known for scoring many game-winning goals and is seen as a real leader on the field. He played the last five games of the qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and scored against Peru, Ecuador and Uruguay. He has scored many goals in friendlies as well.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 15 May 2017[3]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia Categoría Primera A Copa Colombia Continental1 Other2 Total
Once Caldas 1999 3 0 — — — 3 0
2000 20 2 — — — 20 2
2001 31 4 — — — 31 4
2002 31 3 — — — 31 3
2003 42 5 — — — 42 5
2004 34 5 — 14 1 — 48 6
2005 33 6 — 12 1 — 45 7
Total 194 25 0 0 26 2 0 0 220 27
Ecuador Serie A Cup Continental1 Other Total
Barcelona 2006 44 7 — — — 44 7
Total 44 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 7
Germany Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Continental3 Other Total
Mainz 05 2006–07 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2007–08 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2008–09 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
2009–10 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
2010–11 26 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 4
2011–12 31 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 36 1
2012–13 28 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
2013–14 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2014–15 16 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 3
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 190 14 10 0 3 0 0 0 203 14
Colombia Categoría Primera A Copa Colombia Continental1 Other2 Total
Once Caldas 2016 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2017 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Total 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
Career total 457 47 11 0 29 2 0 0 496 49

1 Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

2 Includes Superliga Colombiana matches.

3 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

International goals

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Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[3]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 June 2005 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Peru
2–0
5–0
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 4 September 2005 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay
1–2
2–3
3. 1 March 2006 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Venezuela
1–1
1–1
 Friendly
4. 25 May 2006 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Ecuador
1–1
1–1
5. 4 June 2006 Camp Municipal Narcís Sala, Barcelona, Spain  Morocco
1–0
2–0
6. 16 August 2006 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile  Chile
2–1
2–1

Honours

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Club

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Once Caldas

References

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  1. ^ "Es oficial: Elkin Soto jugará con el Once Caldas". El Espectador (in Spanish). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Elkin Soto le dice adiós al fútbol tras 20 años de carrera profesional". lapatria.com (in Spanish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "E. Soto". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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