José Soto

José Soto
Personal information
Full nameJosé Alberto Soto Gómez
Date of birthJanuary 11, 1970
Place of birthLima, Peru
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCenter back
Club information
Current team
León de Huánuco (Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1987–1992Deportivo Municipal157(13)
1993–1996Sporting Cristal149(20)
1996–1999Puebla59(5)
1999Alianza Lima18(0)
2000–2001Celaya42(3)
2001–2006Alianza Lima199(36)
National team
1992–2003Peru75(3)
Teams managed
2008Alianza Lima (caretaker manager)
2009–2011Alianza Lima (assistant manager)
2012Alianza Lima
2013–León de Huánuco
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
This article is about the Peruvian football manager. For the Puerto Rican politician known as "Chemo", see José Chemo Soto.

José Alberto "Pepe" Soto Gómez (born January 11, 1970 in Lima) 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 currently manages Carlos A. Mannucci from Peruvian Second Division.

Club career

Soto 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 November 25, 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 September 9, 2003. Soto's international career included the Copa América tournaments of 1993, 1995, 1999, and 2001.

Coaching career

On December 17, 2011, Soto was appointed head manager of Alianza Lima for the start of the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado season.[1]

Honours

Player

Sporting Cristal
Alianza Lima

Manager

Alianza Lima

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Alianza Lima confirma a Jose Soto como tecnico para temporada 2012" (in Spanish). ClubAlianzaLima.com. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Caudillos coincidentes" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

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