José Soto (footballer, born 1970)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alberto Soto Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1970 | ||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 17 December 2011, Soto was appointed head manager of Alianza Lima for the start of the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado season.[1]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]Player
[edit]Sporting Cristal
Alianza Lima
Manager
[edit]Alianza Lima
References
[edit]- ^ "Alianza Lima confirma a Jose Soto como tecnico para temporada 2012" (in Spanish). ClubAlianzaLima.com. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Caudillos coincidentes" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 November 2012)
- International statistics at rsssf
- José Soto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Del Gol website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-04-08) (in Spanish)
- José Soto at Soccerway
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football central defenders
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Peru men's international footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Deportivo Municipal footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Club Puebla players
- Club Alianza Lima footballers
- Celaya F.C. footballers
- Peruvian football managers
- Club Alianza Lima managers
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2001 Copa América players
- Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- León de Huánuco managers
- Carlos A. Mannucci managers
- Juan Aurich managers
- Alianza Universidad managers