Education
Soto graduated from Cerritos in 1991 and entered Chapman University that fall. He graduated in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
Soto graduated from Cerritos in 1991 and entered Chapman University that fall. He graduated in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
He played one season at Chapman before transferring to Cal State Fullerton where he played from 1992 to 1994. He scored thirty-eight goals in his three seasons, earning second team All American recognition in 1992. His thirty-eight goals places him second on the school’s career goals list.
In 1994, Soto spent the collegiate off-season playing for the Montclair Standard Falcons of the USISL. In the spring of 1995, Soto signed with the Anaheim Splash of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, but the team released him before he entered a game.
In June 1995, Soto signed with the Los Angeles Salsa U-23 in the USISL. In February 1996, the MetroStars of Major League Soccer selected Soto in the eighth round (79th overall) of the Inaugural Player Draft. The team waived him on March 26, 1996.
Soto returned to Southern California where he played for United States. Beach Soccer and worked as a machinist. In 1997, he signed with the Orange County Zodiac of the USL A-League.
In March 1998, the San Jose Clash selected Soto in the second round (23d overall) in the 1998 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft.
Once again, the team released him in the preseason. In 2000, the Zodiac was renamed the Wave. Soto left the Wave at the end of 2000 season and spent some time with the United States of America Pro Beach Soccer Team before retiring from playing.
In addition to playing, Soto also coached at the collegiate and youth soccer levels.
In 2001, he was hired as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton. In 2004, he moved to Long Beach State as an assistant.
On July 12, 2006, University of California, Los Angeles hired Soto as an assistant coach, but he also spent that season with Cal State Fullerton. On April 15, 2009, Soto also became the head coach of the United States national beach soccer team In 2012, the Los Angeles Galaxy hires Soto to coach its U-18 Academy team
In January 2013, Soto became the head of the U-15 team
He was also a member of the U-18 and U-20 national teams.