Mario del Tránsito Soto Benavides (born July 10, 1950) is a Chilean former football defender who played as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either ...

Career

Soto played for his native country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In total for his country he played 48 matches scoring 1 goal between 1975 and 1985. Soto is one of the biggest idols of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an club

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...

. He also played for club football for Chileans CD Magallanes and

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and competes ...

, and

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ian side

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

Honours

Unión Española * Chilean Primera División (1):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

Cobreloa * Chilean Primera División (3): 1980, 1982,

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

Lozapenco *

Chilean Tercera División Tercera División de Chile (Third Division of Chile), is the fourth tier of Chilean football (soccer). It is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur de Chile. It is both the fourth level of ...

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References

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at PartidosdeLaRoja 1950 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers Chilean Primera División players Deportes Magallanes footballers Unión Española footballers Cobreloa footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Audax Italiano footballers Magallanes footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Tercera División de Chile players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1975 Copa América players 1979 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Brazil Association football defenders Chilean football managers Unión San Felipe managers Santiago Wanderers managers Cobreloa managers Chilean Primera División managers {{Chile-footy-defender-stub