José Soto (footballer, born 1970)

{{Short description|Peruvian footballer and manager (born 1970)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = José Soto

| image =

| full_name = José Alberto Soto Gómez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|1|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lima, Peru

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1987–1992

| years2 = 1993–1996

| years3 = 1996–1999

| years4 = 1999

| years5 = 2000–2001

| years6 = 2001–2006

| clubs1 = Deportivo Municipal

| clubs2 = Sporting Cristal

| clubs3 = Puebla

| clubs4 = Alianza Lima

| clubs5 = Celaya

| clubs6 = Alianza Lima

| caps1 = 157

| caps2 = 149

| caps3 = 59

| caps4 = 18

| caps5 = 42

| caps6 = 199

| goals1 = 13

| goals2 = 20

| goals3 = 5

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 3

| goals6 = 36

| totalcaps = 624

| totalgoals = 77

| nationalyears1 = 1992–2003

| nationalteam1 = Peru

| nationalcaps1 = 75

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2008 | managerclubs1 = Alianza Lima (caretaker)

| manageryears2 = 2009–2011 | managerclubs2 = Alianza Lima (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2012 | managerclubs3 = Alianza Lima

| manageryears4 = 2013 | managerclubs4 = León de Huánuco

| manageryears5 = 2014 | managerclubs5 = Carlos A. Mannucci

| manageryears6 = 2015 | managerclubs6 = Alianza Universidad

| manageryears7 = 2016 | managerclubs7 = Alfredo Salinas

| manageryears8 = 2017 | managerclubs8 = Deportivo Hualgayoc

| manageryears9 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs9 = Carlos A. Mannucci

| manageryears10= 2019–2021 | managerclubs10= Juan Aurich

}}

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.{{cite web |url = http://www.clubalianzalima.com/pages/noticia_f.asp?codigo_noticia=4409 |title = Alianza Lima confirma a Jose Soto como tecnico para temporada 2012 |access-date = 19 December 2011 |date = 17 December 2011 |language = es |publisher = ClubAlianzaLima.com}}

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.{{cite web |url = http://dechalaca.com/primera-division/previas-historicas/caudillos-coincidentes4409 |title = Caudillos coincidentes |access-date = 1 September 2012 |date = 13 April 2012 |language = es |publisher = dechalaca.com |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170920231358/http://dechalaca.com/primera-division/previas-historicas/caudillos-coincidentes4409 |archive-date = 20 September 2017 }}

Honours

= Player=

Sporting Cristal

Torneo Descentralizado: 1995

Alianza Lima

Apertura: 2001, 2004, 2006
Clausura: 2003
Torneo Descentralizado: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006

=Manager=

Alianza Lima

Peruvian Reserve League: 2011

References

External links

{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126075959/http://www.josepepesoto.com/index.php |date=26 November 2012 |title=Official website }}
[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/josesoto-intl.html International statistics] at rsssf
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{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408062533/http://www.delgol.com/josesoto/index.asp |title=Del Gol website}} {{in lang|es}}
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Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Lima

Category:Men's association football central defenders

Category:Peruvian men's footballers

Category:Peru men's international footballers