Mario Soto (footballer, born 1950)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario del Tránsito Soto Benavides | ||
| Date of birth | July 10, 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Magallanes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1973 | Magallanes | ? | (?) |
| 1974–1976 | Union Española | 59 | (1) |
| 1977 | Palmeiras | 3 | (0) |
| 1978–1985 | Cobreloa | 190 | (11) |
| 1986 | Deportes Concepción | ? | (?) |
| 1986 | Audax Italiano | ? | (?) |
| 1987–1989 | Lozapenco | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1985 | Chile | 48 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 2005–2006 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 2010 | Cobreloa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario del Tránsito Soto Benavides (born July 10, 1950) is a Chilean former football defender who played as a centre back.
Career[edit]
Soto played for his native country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1] In total for his country he played 48 matches scoring 1 goal between 1975 and 1985.[2]
Soto is one of the biggest idols of Chilean club Cobreloa.
He also played for club football for Chileans CD Magallanes and Unión Española, and Brazilian side Palmeiras.
Honours[edit]
Unión Española
Cobreloa
- Chilean Primera División (3): 1980, 1982, 1985
Lozapenco
- Chilean Tercera División (1): 1989 [es]
References[edit]
- ^ Mario Soto Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Mario Soto". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Mario Soto at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Mario Soto at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)
- Mario Soto at PlaymakerStats
- Mario Soto at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)
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