Elkin Soto

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Elkin Soto
Personal information
Full name	Elkin Soto Jaramillo
Date of birth	(1980-08-04) 4 August 1980
Place of birth	Manizales, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	1. FSV Mainz 05
Number	19
Youth career
	Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2004	Once Caldas	194	(25)
2005–2006	Barcelona SC	44	(7)
2007–	1. FSV Mainz 05	143	(10)
National team
2004–	Colombia	16	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:27, 15 December 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Elkin Soto Jaramillo (born 4 August 1980 in Manizales, Caldas Department) is a Colombian midfielder currently playing for 1. FSV Mainz 05.

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

Currently a member of Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga, he went on free transfer in the 2006 summer window from Barcelona SC in Ecuador's Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol. This is seen as a controversy because he says he was a free agent and Once Caldas, the team he was a part of, declares that he is still their player. Unfortunately for the Colombian national team this is an issue which had him banned from the national side until the issue got solved. He came back to the Colombian team on March to vs Ecuador.

Honours

Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
- Winner (1): 2003-I
Copa Libertadores de América
- Winner (1): 2004

External links

Elkin Soto at fussballdaten.de (German)
Elkin Soto at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Colombia squad – 2011 Copa América

1 N. Ramos 2 Zapata 3 Yepes 4 Bolívar 5 Anchico 6 Sánchez 7 Armero 8 Aguilar 9 Falcao 10 Cuadrado 11 Rodallega 12 N. Martínez 13 Guarín 14 Perea 15 Valencia 16 Soto 17 Moreno 18 Zúñiga 19 Gutiérrez 20 A. Ramos 21 J. Martínez 22 Mosquera 23 Castillo Coach: Gómez

v t e 1. FSV Mainz 05 – current squad

1 Mathenia 2 Svensson 3 Pospěch 4 Noveski 6 Geis 7 Zimling 8 Moritz 9 Polter 10 Choupo-Moting 11 Mallı 13 Koo 14 Baumgartlinger 16 Bell 18 Schahin 19 Soto 20 Díaz 21 Karius 22 Koch 23 Okazaki 24 Park 26 Bungert 27 N. Müller 28 Nedelev 29 Wetklo 30 Fathi 31 Parker 33 H. Müller Krešić Manager: Tuchel

Persondata
Name	Soto, Elkin
Alternative names
Short description	Colombian footballer
Date of birth	4 August 1980
Place of birth	Manizales, Colombia
Date of death
Place of death

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