| Eduardo Soto | |
| Fullname: | Eduardo Óscar Soto Ortiz |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthclubs1: | Universidad Católica |
| Years1: | 1983–1985 |
| Years2: | 1986 |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1987-1988 |
| Years4: | 1989–1990 |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1990–1991 |
| Years6: | 1991–1992 |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1993 |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1994 |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1994–1995 |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1995 |
| Caps10: | 13 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 1996–1997 |
| Caps11: | 49 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 1998 |
| Caps12: | 16 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 1999 |
| Caps13: | 8 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Managerclubs1: | Audax Italiano (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2007–2009 |
| Managerclubs2: | Deportes Valdivia |
| Manageryears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Managerclubs3: | O'Higgins (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs4: | Unión Molina |
| Manageryears5: | 2013 |
Eduardo Óscar Soto Ortiz (born 20 February 1965) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a Centre back for clubs in Chile and abroad.
Soto is a product of Universidad Católica youth system, where he coincided with players such as Carlos Soto, Luis Abarca and Mario Lepe.[1]
With an extensive career in his homeland, he began his career with [2] and next he played for Regional Atacama[3] [2] Everton,[4] Unión San Felipe,[5] Deportes La Serena,[6] O'Higgins,[7] Palestino[8] Audax Italiano[9] and Unión Española.[2]
Abroad, he played in Switzerland for FC Baden in the second level[10] alongside his compatriots Claudio Álvarez and Ramón Pérez,[11] América in Mexico,[12] where he coincided with well-known players such as François Omam-Biyik and Luis García,[13] and in the Guatemalan football.
In 2005 he graduated as a football manager at the (National Football Institute) alongside former players such as Fernando Astengo, José Cantillana, Eduardo Nazar, among others.[14]
He has worked as assistant coach in both Audax Italiano[2] and O'Higgins.[15] As a head coach, he has worked for Deportes Valdivia[2] and Unión Molina in the third and the fifth level of the Chilean football, respectively.[16]
He also has served as coach at the (National Football Institute), the trade union of professional footballers of Chile, and coaches youth teams from since 2014.
Unión Española