Jorge Soto (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Jorge Soto
Personal information
Full name Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez
Date of birth (1971-10-27) 27 October 1971
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Deportivo Municipal 42 (6)
1993–1999 Sporting Cristal 229 (61)
1999 Lanús 15 (3)
2000 Flamengo 0 (0)
2000–2003 Sporting Cristal 123 (54)
2003 San Luis 12 (0)
2004–2007 Sporting Cristal 132 (37)
2008 Alianza Lima 7 (0)
2008 Melgar 16 (2)
Total 576 (163)
International career
1992–2005 Peru 101 (9)
Managerial career
2017– Sporting Cristal (assistant)
2020 Sporting Cristal (interim)
2025 Sporting Cristal (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez (born 27 October 1971) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current assistant manager of Sporting Cristal.

Soto is the brother of footballers José Soto and Giancarlo Soto.[1]

Club career

Soto was born in Lima. Nicknamed "The Camel", he is one of the all-time emblematic figures of Sporting Cristal. He played over 500 games for his club and scored more than 170 goals, making him the highest goal scorer in the club's history.

International career

Soto was capped regularly in the Peru national team from 1992 to 2005.[2] He was also member of Peru's U-23 squad of 1992. Soto played in 101 official games for the Peruvian national team and scored 9 goals in official competition.

See also

Honours

Club

Sporting Cristal

References

  1. ^ "Caudillos coincidentes" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ^ Peru - Record International Players at RSSSF Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine


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