Eduardo Soto (Chilean footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz.
Eduardo Soto
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Óscar Soto Ortiz
Date of birth (1965-02-20) February 20, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Súper Lo Miranda [es]
1986 Everton 25 (1)
1987-1988 Regional Atacama
1989–1990 Unión San Felipe 25 (0)
1990–1991 Regional Atacama
1991–1992 FC Baden 9 (0)
1993 Deportes La Serena 28 (0)
1994 O'Higgins 19 (0)
1994–1995 América 14 (0)
1995 Palestino 13 (1)
1996–1997 Audax Italiano 49 (1)
1998 Deportes La Serena 16 (0)
1999 Unión Española 8 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Audax Italiano (assistant)
2007–2009 Deportes Valdivia
2010–2011 O'Higgins (assistant)
2012 Unión Molina
2013 Colchagua
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Óscar Soto Ortiz (born 20 February 1965) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a Centre back for clubs in Chile and abroad.

Playing career[edit]

Soto is a product of Universidad Católica youth system, where he coincided with players such as Carlos Soto, Luis Abarca and Mario Lepe.[1]

With an extensive career in his homeland, he began his career with Súper Lo Miranda [es][2] and next he played for Regional Atacama[3][2] Everton,[4] Unión San Felipe,[5] Deportes La Serena,[6] O'Higgins,[7] Palestino[8] Audax Italiano[9] and Unión Española.[2]

Abroad, he played in Switzerland for FC Baden in the second level[10] alongside his compatriots Claudio Álvarez and Ramón Pérez,[11] América in Mexico,[12] where he coincided with well-known players such as François Omam-Biyik and Luis García,[13] and in the Guatemalan football.[14]

Coaching career[edit]

In 2005 he graduated as a football manager at the INAF [es] (National Football Institute) alongside former players such as Fernando Astengo, José Cantillana, Eduardo Nazar, among others.[15]

He has worked as assistant coach in both Audax Italiano[2] and O'Higgins.[16] As a head coach, he has worked for Deportes Valdivia[2] and Unión Molina in the third and the fifth level of the Chilean football, respectively.[17]

He also has served as coach at the INAF [es] (National Football Institute), the trade union of professional footballers of Chile, and coaches youth teams from Caja de Compensación La Araucana [es] since 2014.[14]

Honours[edit]

Unión Española

References[edit]

  1. ^ Escobillana, Felipe (7 May 2016). "Quién te parece más de carne y hueso entre Carlos Soto y Julio Pastén" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Villarroel, Ignacio (17 February 2011). "Pasaron por D. Valdivia, parte 3". Aguante Calle Calle (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ @Guillerivera73 (March 28, 2020). "El recuerdo de ayer era de Regional Atacama 1988" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Everton 1986 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ Campos, Carlos (23 February 2022). "Liguilla de Promoción 1989: Santiago Wanderers es de Primera". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ^ @futboldeantescl (February 28, 2020). "Deportes La Serena 1993" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Historia - MAGNÍFICA COPA CHILE" (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2022. desde el cuadro nortino acompañan al DT el arquero Roberto Rojas, y los defensores Danilo Chacón y Eduardo Soto.
  8. ^ "Palestino 1995 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ Audax Italiano año 1997 Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos. on Facebook (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Eduardo Soto". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. ^ "BRÊVES Des Chiliens à Baden" (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). 34785. La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland: 10. 1 July 1991. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Medio mexicano elaboró una lista con 18 chilenos que fracasaron en el fútbol 'azteca'". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ @futboldeantescl (January 20, 2020). "El chileno Eduardo Soto cuando jugaba en el América de México" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ a b Eduardo Soto Ortiz on LinkedIn
  15. ^ "fútbol y fútbol: Eduardo Nazar. Sin desgracias". Futbolia Chile (in Spanish). 28 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Roberto Hernández aseguró que llega al club donde quería estar". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Malleco Unido: Salió humo blanco - El Espejo de Malleco". El Espejo de Malleco (in Spanish). 12 February 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

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