Mauricio Ronald Soria Portillo (born 1 June 1966 in

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Playing career

At club level, Soria played for

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, Bolívar and

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in his country. Between 1990 and 2002, Soria capped for the Bolivia national team in 23 games. He was part of the squad in

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, Copa America 1995 and Copa America 1997 when Bolivia finished as runners-up.

Managerial career

His debut as a manager occurred in July 2006, and it could not have been any better as

won the 2006 Segundo Torneo league championship on December 3 of that year under his lead. During 2007 while managing

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, Soria won his second league title as he secured the 2007-Apertura for the ''lilas''. He also had a short spell with the Bolivia national team as the manager participating in Copa America 2015 held in Chile. He was waived by the

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at the conclusion of the tournament and appointed

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in his place.

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* 1966 births Living people Footballers from Cochabamba Men's association football goalkeepers Bolivian men's footballers Bolivian football managers Club Bolívar players The Strongest players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Club Destroyers players Bolivia men's international footballers 1991 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players Club Real Potosí managers C.D. Jorge Wilstermann managers Club Blooming managers The Strongest managers Bolivia national football team managers 2015 Copa América managers Club Always Ready players Club Deportivo Guabirá managers {{Bolivia-footy-goalkeeper-stub