José Luis Soto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Luis Soto Quirós | ||
Date of birth | (1932-09-13)September 13, 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
Date of death | February 11, 2006(2006-02-11) (aged 73) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1947–1949 | Mosquito del Saprissa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1951 | Moravia | ||
1952–1953 | Saprissa | ||
1954–1956 | Irapuato | ||
1956–1958 | Saprissa | ||
1958 | Alajuelense | ||
1962–1963 | FAS | ||
1965 | Atlético Marte | ||
Escuintla | |||
Suchitepéquez | |||
Español de Venezuela | |||
Emelec | |||
Cartaginés | |||
Tibas | |||
International career | |||
Costa Rica | |||
Managerial career | |||
Cartaginés | |||
Puriscal | |||
Pérez Zeledón | |||
Sagrada Familia | |||
Golfito | |||
Santos de Guápiles | |||
Orión | |||
Unión Deportiva Tibaseña | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Luis Soto Quirós (13 September 1932 – 11 February 2006) was a Costa Rican football player, who played as a striker.
Club career
Born in Alajuela, Soto played club football in Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela and Ecuador. He made his debut with Moravia in 1950.[1]
Soto signed with Mexican Primera División side Deportivo Irapuato in 1954.[2]
In 1958 he became Costa Rica Primera Division top goalscorer and was honoured athlete of the year. He won two league titles with Saprissa (1952 & 1953) and one with Alajuelense (1958).[1]
International career
Nicknamed Saningo, Soto represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]
Managerial career
After he retired from playing, Soto became a football coach. He managed Cartaginés, Puriscal, Pérez Zeledón, Sagrada Familia, Golfito, Santos de Guápiles and Orión.[4]
He died, aged 73, in February 2006. He was survived by his wife and four children.[5]
References
- ^ a b Carrera deportiva de Saningo Soto - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Monge Meza, Jose Enrique (13 February 2006). "EL GRAN "SANINGO" SOTO DIJO ADIÓS" [The great "Saningo" Soto said goodbye] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
- ^ José Luis Soto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Quesada H., César Luis (23 June 2008). "Carrera deportiva de Saningo Soto" [Sports career of Saningo Soto] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ^ José Luis Soto Quirós: La última jugada de 'Saningo' - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
- (in Spanish) Carrera deportiva de Saningo Soto
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- 1929: Madrigal
- 1938: Piedra / Meza
- 1939: Morera
- 1940: Meza
- 1941: Cordero / Araya
- 1942: Fernández / Solano
- 1943: Zeledón
- 1945: Rodríguez
- 1948: Muñoz
- 1949: Zeledón
- 1950: Armijo
- 1951: J. Meza / Goñi / Ovares
- 1952: J. Meza / J.R. Meza / Zeledón / Zúñiga
- 1953: Herrera
- 1955: González
- 1957: J. Soto
- 1958: J.L. Soto
- 1959: Ulloa
- 1960: Ulloa
- 1961 Fed: Armijo
- 1961 Aso: Bolaños / Meléndez / Soto
- 1962: Monge / Jiménez
- 1963: Elizondo
- 1964: Daniels
- 1965: Daniels
- 1966: Daniels / Ulloa
- 1967: Daniels
- 1968: Daniels / Chavarría
- 1969: Sáenz
- 1970: Daniels
- 1971: Sáenz
- 1972: Odir
- 1973: Hernández
- 1974: Montero
- 1975: Cordero
- 1976: Solano
- 1977: Mansilla
- 1978: Gutiérrez
- 1979: Rooper / Izquierdo
- 1980: Torres
- 1981: Coronado
- 1982: Guardia
- 1983: Chacón
- 1984: Ulate
- 1985: Ulate
- 1986: Flores
- 1987: Jara
- 1988: Coronado
- 1989: Rodríguez
- 1991: Hilario
- 1992: Astúa
- 1992–93: Nildeson de Melo
- 1993–94: Astúa
- 1994–95: Arguedas
- 1995–96: R. Gómez
- 1996–97: Oviedo
- 1997–98: Larrea
- 1998–99: Mahía / Miso
- 1999–00: Arguedas
- 2000–01: Díaz
- 2001–02: Cubero
- 2002–03: Ciccia
- 2003–04: Saborío
- 2004–05: Brenes
- 2005–06: Bernard
- 2006–07: Solís
- 2007 I: Núñez
- 2008 V: Alpizar
- 2008 I: Núñez
- 2009 V: Camacho / Herron
- 2009 I: Núñez
- 2010 V: Sequeira
- 2010 I: Alfaro / Brenes
- 2011 V: Díaz
- 2011 I: Brenes
- 2012 V: Lagos / Cancela
- 2012 I: Lagos
- 2013 V: Núñez
- 2013 I: Lagos
- 2014 V: Ronchetti / L. Gómez / Moya
- 2014 I: Ruiz
- 2015 V: McDonald
- 2015 I: A. Rodríguez
- 2016 V: Ortiz / Ruiz / Cordero
- 2016 I: Ruiz
- 2017 V: Scott
- 2017 A: McDonald
- 2018 C: Rojas
- 2018 A: Saborío
- 2019 C: Saborío
- 2019 A: Saborío
- 2020 C: Bolaños
- 2020 A: Hernández
- 2021 C: East / Venegas
- 2021 A: Ruiz
- 2022 C: Hernández
- 2022 A: Lesme
- 2023 C: Venegas
- 2023 A: Godínez
- 2024 C: Cárdenas
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