Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez (born 27 October 1971 in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
) is a
Peruvian
Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest of Peru, Spanish conquest in th ...
retired
footballer
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. He is the brother of footballers
José Soto and
Giancarlo Soto.
Career
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.
International career
Soto has been capped regularly in the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
since 1992.
Peru - Record International Players at RSSSF
He was also member of Peru's U-23 squad of 1992. Soto has played in 101 official games for the Peruvian National Team and has scored 9 goals in official competition.
See also
*List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Footballers from Lima
Association football midfielders
Peruvian footballers
Peru international footballers
FIFA Century Club
Deportivo Municipal footballers
Sporting Cristal footballers
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
CR Flamengo footballers
San Luis F.C. players
Club Alianza Lima footballers
FBC Melgar footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Liga MX players
1993 Copa América players
1995 Copa América players
1999 Copa América players
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2001 Copa América players
2004 Copa América players
Peruvian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
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