Eduardo Soto (Chilean footballer)

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

With an extensive career in his homeland, he began his career with Súper Lo Miranda and next he played for Regional Atacama Everton, Unión San Felipe, Deportes La Serena, O'Higgins, Palestino Audax Italiano and Unión Española.

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

Coaching career
In 2005 he graduated as a football manager at the Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (National Football Institute) alongside former players such as Fernando Astengo, José Cantillana, Eduardo Nazar, among others.

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

He also has served as coach at the Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (National Football Institute), the trade union of professional footballers of Chile, and coaches youth teams from Caja de Compensación La Araucana since 2014.

Honours
Unión Española
 * Primera B de Chile: 1999