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Jorge Soto (footballer)
Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez (born 27 October 1971 in Lima) is a Peruvian retired footballer. He is the brother of footballers José Soto and Giancarlo Soto.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | October 27, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career Edit
Soto (Nicknamed "The Camel") is one of the all-time emblematic figures of Sporting Cristal. He has 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 Edit
Soto was capped regularly in the 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 Edit
References Edit
- ^ (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Peru - Record International Players at RSSSF 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links Edit
- Jorge Soto at National-Football-Teams.com