Mariano Gustavo Soso (born 30 April 1981) is an Argentine

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Managerial career

Born in

Rosario, Santa Fe Rosario () is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous city in the country, and is also the most p ...

, Soso started his career in

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

' youth categories. In 2009, he became

Claudio Vivas Claudio Alejandro Vivas (born 12 August 1968), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Coaching career Vivas started his management career at Argentinos Juniors and he became famous by working ...

' assistant at

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...

for six months, before joining Javier Torrente's staff at Libertad,

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

, Newell's and

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, under the same role. In 2013, after one season as

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's assistant at

Unión Temuco Club Deportivo Unión Temuco was a Chilean professional football club based in Temuco, La Araucanía Region. The club played at the Chilean Primera División B, Primera B, the second tier of the Chilean football, until 2013 when it was folded. The ...

, Soso rejoined Vivas' staff at

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

. He remained at the club even after Vivas' departure, being Daniel Ahmed's assistant as the club lifted the

2014 Torneo Descentralizado The 2014 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2014 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. The Torneo Descentr ...

. On 11 December 2014, Soso was appointed manager of

Real Garcilaso Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019) is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Liga 2, the top flight of Peruvian football. History Beginnings The club was founded in 20 ...

for the upcoming season. Sacked the following 10 August after losing the 2015 Apertura, he returned to Cristal on 4 January 2016, being now first team manager. On 19 December 2016, a day after winning the league title, Soso resigned from Cristal. The following 26 June, he was presented at

Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

, but decided to leave the club on 28 December. On 22 May 2018, after nearly six months without a club, Soso took over

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side Emelec. He announced his departure from the club on 14 April of the following year, and was appointed at the helm of

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

on 5 June 2019. He left the club in mid-January 2020. On 16 March 2020, Soso was appointed manager at

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Honours

Sporting Cristal * Torneo Descentralizado:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soso, Mariano 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine Primera División managers Chilean Primera División managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Defensa y Justicia managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Sporting Cristal managers C.S. Emelec managers O'Higgins F.C. managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Cusco FC managers