Mario Soto (footballer, born 1950)

In this Hispanic American name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Benavides.

Mario Soto

Personal information
Full name	Mario del Tránsito Soto Benavides
Date of birth	(1950-07-10) July 10, 1950
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position	Centre back
Youth career
	Magallanes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1973	Magallanes	?	(?)
1974–1976	Union Española	59	(1)
1977	Palmeiras	3	(0)
1978–1985	Cobreloa	190	(11)
1986	Deportes Concepción	?	(?)
1986	Audax Italiano	?	(?)
1987–1989	Lozapenco	?	(?)
International career
1975–1985	Chile	48	(1)
Managerial career
2004	Unión San Felipe
2005–2006	Santiago Wanderers
2010	Cobreloa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 Chilean club Cobreloa.

He also played for club football for Chileans CD Magallanes and Unión Española, and Brazilian side Palmeiras.

Honours

Unión Española

• Chilean Primera División: 1975

Cobreloa

• Chilean Primera División: 1980, 1982, 1985

Lozapenco

• Chilean Tercera División: 1989

External links

• Mario Soto at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Mario Soto at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)
• Mario Soto at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)