Jorge Soto (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez (born 27 October 1971) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current assistant manager of Sporting Cristal.

Jorge Soto

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez
Date of birth	(1971-10-27) 27 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sporting Cristal (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Deportivo Municipal	42	(6)
1993–1999	Sporting Cristal	229	(61)
1999	Lanús	15	(3)
2000	Flamengo	0	(0)
2000–2003	Sporting Cristal	123	(54)
2003	San Luis	12	(0)
2004–2007	Sporting Cristal	132	(37)
2008	Alianza Lima	7	(0)
2008	Melgar	16	(2)
Total		576	(163)
International career
1992–2005	Peru	101	(9)
Managerial career
2017–	Sporting Cristal (assistant)
2020	Sporting Cristal (interim)
2025	Sporting Cristal (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Soto is the brother of footballers José Soto and Giancarlo Soto.^[1]

Club career

Soto was born in Lima. Nicknamed "The Camel", he is one of the all-time emblematic figures of Sporting Cristal. He 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 was capped regularly in the Peru national team from 1992 to 2005.^[2] He was also member of Peru's U-23 squad of 1992. Soto played in 101 official games for the Peruvian national team and scored 9 goals in official competition.

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

Honours

Club

Sporting Cristal

• Primera División Peruana (6): 1994 Apertura, 1998 Clausura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2005 Clausura