Luis Fernando Soto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernando Soto Garduño | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Cruz Azul | 13 | (3) |
| 1996–2000 | Atlético Celaya | 104 | (25) |
| 2000–2001 | Santos Laguna | 33 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Atlético Celaya | 17 | (7) |
| 2002 | Santos Laguna | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Celaya | 5 | (4) |
| 2003 | San Luis | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | BUAP | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | Mexico | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Celaya (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Veracruz (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Atlético San Luis (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Necaxa (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Tapachula (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Tapachula | ||
| 2023 | Querétaro Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2023–2024 | Irapuato[1] | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 1, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 1, 2023 | |||
Luis Fernando Soto Garduño (born 10 March 1971) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Liga MX.[2]
Club career[edit]
He debuted with Cruz Azul on 2 February 1992. Due to a large number of injuries he had very few appearances and was ultimately transferred to Atlético Celaya in 1996; With the "cajeteros" he played 8 tournaments, achieving ownership during this time.[3][4] He moved to Santos Laguna in 2000 and won the Summer 2001 championship, played one year with Santos, returned to Celaya during the 2001–02 season and returned to Santos again. In 2003 he moved to the Cajeteros de Celaya of the First Division A, after a tournament he went to the San Luis F.C. He lasted a year without a team and returned in 2005 to finish his career with the Lobos BUAP.
International career[edit]
In October 1999 he participated in three friendly matches for the Mexican national soccer team against the teams of Paraguay (1:0 loss), Colombia (0:0) and Ecuador (0:0).[5]
Managerial career[edit]
In 2010 he started as a prop for Celaya, starting with Apertura 2011 he became the team's technical assistant. In 2013 he was an assistant in the Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz and the second semester he was in Atlético San Luis.[6] In 2018, Soto was named the head coach of Tapachula.[7] In 2023, Soto was appointed as manager of Irapuato.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Presentan al cuerpo técnico del equipo Irapuato". El Sol de Irapuato (in Spanish). El Sol de Irapuato. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Luis Fernando Soto profile". Liga MX (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Luis Fernando Soto retornó a casa". El Sol del Bajío (in Spanish). El Sol del Bajío. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Ex jugadores de Cruz Azul, ilusionados con lo que ven en el Clausura 2020". ESPN (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "'El Mina' Soto lució la Tricolor y la del Atlético Celaya". El Sol del Bajío (in Spanish). El Sol del Bajío. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Tiburones Afina Detalles". Para Comentarse (in Spanish). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Luis Fernando Soto dirigirá a Cafetaleros". Cuarto Poder (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Irapuato golea a Pioneros de Cancún en el Sergio León Chávez". Periodico AM (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
External links[edit]
- Luis Fernando Soto at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Luis Fernando Soto at Soccerway
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