Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elkin Soto Jaramillo | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Manizales, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Once Caldas (youth manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Nacional | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Once Caldas | 194 | (25) |
2005–2006 | Barcelona SC | 44 | (7) |
2007–2016 | Mainz 05 | 191 | (14) |
2016–2017 | Once Caldas | 43 | (2) |
2019 | Once Caldas | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2004–2013 | Colombia | 26 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2022– | Once Caldas (youth) | ||
2023 | Once Caldas (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Elkin Soto Jaramillo (born 4 August 1980) is a Colombian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Once Caldas' youth categories.
Soto was born in Manizales, Caldas Department.
He was one of the fundamental parts in Once Caldas Copa Libertadores 2004 historic final against Boca Juniors in which they won.
Following one season with Ecuadorian side, Barcelona SC, Soto was signed by Jurgen Klopp to play for Bundesliga side, Mainz 05, where he spent 9 seasons (2007-2016), during which time he also played for Thomas Tuchel.
On 1 February 2019, it was confirmed that Soto had returned to Once Caldas for the third time. [1] Soto retired at the end of the 2018–19 season. [2]
He is also a starter of the Colombia national team where he plays left wing midfielder. He has been known for scoring many game-winning goals and is seen as a real leader on the field. He played the last five games of the qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and scored against Peru, Ecuador and Uruguay. He has scored many goals in friendlies as well.
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Colombia | Categoría Primera A | Copa Colombia | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||
Once Caldas | 1999 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2000 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
2001 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
2002 | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
2003 | 42 | 5 | — | — | — | 42 | 5 | ||||
2004 | 34 | 5 | — | 14 | 1 | — | 48 | 6 | |||
2005 | 33 | 6 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 45 | 7 | |||
Total | 194 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 27 | |
Ecuador | Serie A | Cup | Continental1 | Other | Total | ||||||
Barcelona | 2006 | 44 | 7 | — | — | — | 44 | 7 | |||
Total | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
Germany | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Continental3 | Other | Total | ||||||
Mainz 05 | 2006–07 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2007–08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
2008–09 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
2009–10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2010–11 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
2011–12 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2012–13 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2013–14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 190 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 14 | |
Colombia | Categoría Primera A | Copa Colombia | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||
Once Caldas | 2016 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2017 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
Career total | 457 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 49 |
1 Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
2 Includes Superliga Colombiana matches.
3 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first. [3]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 June 2005 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 4 September 2005 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
3. | 1 March 2006 | Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4. | 25 May 2006 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
5. | 4 June 2006 | Camp Municipal Narcís Sala, Barcelona, Spain | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
6. | 16 August 2006 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 |
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