Juan_Soto_(footballer,_born_1937)

Juan Soto (footballer, born 1937)

Juan Soto (footballer, born 1937)

Chilean footballer

Juan Rodolfo Soto Mura (27 April 1937 – 11 December 2014) was a Chilean footballer and manager who played as a forward.

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Club career

In 18 May 1957, Soto made his professional debut playing for Colo-Colo in a match versus Magallanes. At the match, he scored a goal and was nicknamed El Niño Gol (The Goal Child). In 1963 he moved to Rangers de Talca, becoming the Top Goalscorer of the club history after scoring 81 goals until 1967. In 1968, he played for Audax Italiano, making 16 appearances with 2 goals. He returned to Colo-Colo in 1969, making 118 appearances and scoring 88 goals adding both steps at the club. He ended his career playing for San Antonio Unido in the Segunda División,[1] winning the Copa Isidro Corbinos as the top goalscorer with nine goals alongside his teammate Carlos Vásquez.[2][3]

International career

He played in 19 matches for the Chile national football team from 1957 to 1961, including non A-Class matches.[4] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1959 South American Championship that took place in Argentina.[5]

Coaching career

Soto coached Deportes La Serena in the Primera División and Provincial Osorno in the Segunda División in 1981 and 1983, respectively. In addition, he coached a team of Puerto Montt city in the 1982 Campeonato Nacional Amateur (National Amateur Championship)[1] and Chile U20 in the 1985 South American Championship.[6]

Later, he made his home in Punta Arenas[7] and coached amateur clubs such as Club Deportivo Salfa, CD Sokol Croata[1] and Club Social y Deportivo Prat.[8]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo
San Antonio Unido

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    Oyarzo, Pablo (12 December 2014). "Juan Soto, el "Niño Gol" viajó a la conquista del paraíso". elpinguino.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    Muñoz, Ricardo (13 May 2020). "San Antonio Unido Campeón Copa Isidro Corbinos". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. [3]
    Muñoz Sarmiento, Ricardo (17 July 2012). "San Antonio Unido Portuario Campeón de la Copa Isidro Corbinos 1970". Los Lilas del SAU (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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    "Juan Soto Mura". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. [5]
    "South American Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Falleció Juan Soto Mura, ex goleador de Colo Colo y Rangers". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Los ocho títulos que instalan al Prat en lo más alto del Regional de Clubes". La Prensa Austral (in Spanish). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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