José Soto (Peruvian footballer)

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 is currently the manager of Juan Aurich.

José Soto
Personal information
Full name José Alberto Soto Gómez
Date of birth (1970-01-11) January 11, 1970
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
 Juan Aurich (Manager)
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)
National team
1992–2003 Peru 75 (3)
Teams managed
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– Juan Aurich
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008

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. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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