Carlos Soto (footballer, born 1965) should not be confused with Carlos Soto (footballer, born 1959).
| Carlos Soto | |
| Fullname: | Carlos Alberto Soto Olivares |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Universidad Católica |
| Years1: | 1983–1990 |
| Clubs1: | Universidad Católica |
| Caps1: | 125 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 1987 |
| Clubs2: | → O'Higgins (loan) |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1991 |
| Clubs3: | Coquimbo Unido |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 1992–1995 |
| Clubs4: | Deportes Temuco |
| Caps4: | 99 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 1996 |
| Clubs5: | Provincial Osorno |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1997 |
| Clubs6: | Santiago Morning |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Totalgoals: | 21 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1983 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1983 |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile B |
Carlos Alberto Soto Olivares (born 12 March 1965) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Soto is a product of Universidad Católica youth system, where he coincided with players such as Eduardo Soto, Luis Abarca and Mario Lepe.[1] He stayed with the club until the 1990 season,[2] with a stint on loan at O'Higgins in the 1987 Segunda División, when they got promotion to the top division.[3] With Universidad Católica, Soto won the Copa República,[4] the 1983 Copa Polla Gol[5] and the 1984 Primera División.[6]
In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Coquimbo Unido, Deportes Temuco and Provincial Osorno.[7] With Coquimbo Unido, they became the runners-up of 1991 Primera División and qualified to the 1992 Copa Libertadores.[8]
He ended his career playing for Santiago Morning in the 1997 Primera B.[9]
Soto represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1983 South American Championship[10] and scored a goal against Colombia in the first matchday.[11]
At senior level, he represented the Chile national team in the 1983 Pan American Games[12]
He led, the trade union of professional football players in Chile, from 1998 to 2016, alongside former footballers such as Sergio Villegas and Ricardo Rojas.[13] At the same time he studied laws.[14] Once he graduated as a lawyer, he became a football agent in 2018.[15]
Universidad Católica