Luis Fernando Soto

Luis Fernando Soto Garduño (born 10 March 1971) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Liga MX.

Club career
He debuted with Cruz Azul on 2 February 1992. Due to a large number of injuries he had very few appearances and was ultimately transferred to Atlético Celaya in 1996; With the "cajeteros" he played 8 tournaments, achieving ownership during this time. He moved to Santos Laguna in 2000 and won the Summer 2001 championship, played one year with Santos, returned to Celaya during the 2001–02 season and returned to Santos again. In 2003 he moved to the Cajeteros de Celaya of the First Division A, after a tournament he went to the San Luis F.C. He lasted a year without a team and returned in 2005 to finish his career with the Lobos BUAP.

International career
In October 1999 he participated in three friendly matches for the Mexican national soccer team against the teams of Paraguay (1:0 loss), Colombia (0:0) and Ecuador (0:0).

Managerial career
In 2010 he started as a prop for Celaya, starting with Apertura 2011 he became the team's technical assistant. In 2013 he was an assistant in the Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz and the second semester he was in Atlético San Luis. In 2018, Soto was named the head coach of Tapachula. In 2023, Soto was appointed as manager of Irapuato.