Jafet Soto

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Jafet Soto
Full name	Jafet Soto Molina
Date of birth	1 April 1976 (1976-04-01) (age 32)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	C.S. Herediano
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1995 1995–1998 1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001 2002 2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006 2007–	C.S. Herediano Morelia Atlas Pachuca Puebla Tecos Morelia Puebla Tecos Puebla C.S. Herediano Real Salt Lake C.S. Herediano	67 (10) 21 0(3) 30 0(2) 33 (14) 28 0(9) 01 0(0) 15 0(2) 16 0(3) 58 0(4) 08 0(1)
National team
1994–2005	Costa Rica
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 5, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jafet Soto Molina (born April 1, 1976) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player who last played for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

In Costa Rica, Soto has only played for CS Herediano, were he is considered an idol by local fans. He also played for several seasons in the Mexican premier league, in teams such as Puebla FC, CA Monarcas Morelia, CF Atlas, CF Pachuca and UAG Tecos.

He has played for the Costa Rican national team in many locations, where he has shined in several UNCAF Nations Cups, CONCACAF Gold Cups, Copa America and FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Despite of his appearances, injuries and bad luck came in his way of playing in both 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, where Costa Rica has played, but without Soto.

After serval months in Real Salt Lake, Soto went back to his country Costa Rica, were he plays for CS Herediano, fans consider him an idol and he represents CS Herediano, he is captain of this team. He now plays his last years in professional soocer.