Jorge Soto | |
Fullname: | Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1971 |
Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1990–1992 |
Years2: | 1993–1999 |
Years3: | 1999 |
Years4: | 2000 |
Years5: | 2000–2003 |
Years6: | 2003 |
Years7: | 2004–2007 |
Years8: | 2008 |
Years9: | 2008 |
Clubs1: | Deportivo Municipal |
Clubs2: | Sporting Cristal |
Clubs3: | Lanús |
Clubs4: | Flamengo |
Clubs5: | Sporting Cristal |
Clubs6: | San Luis |
Clubs7: | Sporting Cristal |
Clubs8: | Alianza Lima |
Clubs9: | Melgar |
Caps1: | 42 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Caps2: | 229 |
Goals2: | 61 |
Caps3: | 15 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Caps5: | 123 |
Goals5: | 54 |
Caps6: | 12 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Caps7: | 132 |
Goals7: | 37 |
Caps8: | 7 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Caps9: | 16 |
Goals9: | 2 |
Totalcaps: | 576 |
Totalgoals: | 163 |
Nationalyears1: | 1992–2005 |
Nationalteam1: | Peru |
Nationalcaps1: | 101 |
Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
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]
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.
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.