José Luis Soto
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | José Luis Soto Quirós | ||
Date of birth | September 13, 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
Date of death | February 11, 2006 | (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 | |||
National team | |||
Costa Rica | |||
Teams managed | |||
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
- Articles with Spanish-language sources (es)
- CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
- FIFA player ID not in Wikidata
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- 1932 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from Alajuela
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Irapuato F.C. footballers
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- C.D. FAS footballers
- C.D. Atlético Marte footballers
- C.D. Suchitepéquez players
- C.S. Emelec footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Liga FPD players
- Liga MX players
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in El Salvador
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Costa Rican football managers
- Association football forwards
- All stub articles
- Costa Rican football biography stubs