Mario Soto (footballer, born 1950)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario 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 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1974 | Magallanes | ||
1973–1977 | Union Española | ||
1976–1978 | Palmeiras | ||
1977–1986 | Cobreloa | ||
International career | |||
1975–1985 | Chile | 45 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | San Felipe | ||
2005–2006 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
2010 | Cobreloa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mario Soto Benavides (born July 10, 1950 in Santiago de Chile) was a Chilean football defender, who 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. 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.
References
- ^ Mario Soto Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Chilean footballers
- Cobreloa footballers
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- Unión Española footballers
- Chile international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- 1975 Copa América players
- 1979 Copa América players
- Association football defenders
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Sportspeople from Santiago
- Chilean football biography stubs