José Luis Soto

José Luis Soto

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Soto Quirós
Date of birth	(1932-09-13)September 13, 1932
Place of birth	Alajuela, Costa Rica
Date of death	February 11, 2006(2006-02-11) (aged 73)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1947–1949	Mosquito del Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1951	Moravia
1952–1953	Saprissa
1954–1956	Irapuato
1956–1958	Saprissa
1958	Alajuelense
1962–1963	FAS
1965	Atlético Marte
	Escuintla
	Suchitepéquez
	Español de Venezuela
	Emelec
	Cartaginés
	Tibas
International career
	Costa Rica
Managerial career
	Cartaginés
	Puriscal
	Pérez Zeledón
	Sagrada Familia
	Golfito
	Santos de Guápiles
	Orión
	Unión Deportiva Tibaseña
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

José Luis Soto Quirós (13 September 1932 – 11 February 2006) was a Costa Rican football player, who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Alajuela, Soto played club football in Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela and Ecuador. He made his debut with Moravia in 1950.[1]

Soto signed with Mexican Primera División side Deportivo Irapuato in 1954.[2]

In 1958 he became Costa Rica Primera Division top goalscorer and was honoured athlete of the year. He won two league titles with Saprissa (1952 & 1953) and one with Alajuelense (1958).[1]

International career

Nicknamed Saningo, Soto represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Soto became a football coach. He managed Cartaginés, Puriscal, Pérez Zeledón, Sagrada Familia, Golfito, Santos de Guápiles and Orión.[4]

He died, aged 73, in February 2006. He was survived by his wife and four children.[5]

References

1. Carrera deportiva de Saningo Soto - Nación (in Spanish)
2. Monge Meza, Jose Enrique (13 February 2006). "EL GRAN "SANINGO" SOTO DIJO ADIÓS" [The great "Saningo" Soto said goodbye] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
3. José Luis Soto – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. Quesada H., César Luis (23 June 2008). "Carrera deportiva de Saningo Soto" [Sports career of Saningo Soto] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
5. José Luis Soto Quirós: La última jugada de 'Saningo' - Nación (in Spanish)

External links

• (in Spanish) Carrera deportiva de Saningo Soto