Mariano Gustavo Soso (born 30 April 1981) is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Peruvian club Alianza Lima.

Mariano Soso
Soso in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mariano Gustavo Soso
Date of birth (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Team information
Current team
Alianza Lima (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
Newell's Old Boys (youth)
2009 Argentinos Juniors (assistant)
2009–2010 Libertad (assistant)
2010–2011 Cerro Porteño (assistant)
2011 Newell's Old Boys (assistant)
2012 Nacional (assistant)
2012–2013 Unión Temuco (assistant)
2013–2014 Sporting Cristal (assistant)
2015 Real Garcilaso
2016 Sporting Cristal
2017 Gimnasia La Plata
2018–2019 Emelec
2019–2020 Defensa y Justicia
2020–2021 San Lorenzo
2022 O'Higgins
2023 Melgar
2024 Sport Recife
2024– Alianza Lima

Managerial career

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Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Soso started his career in Newell's Old Boys' youth categories. In 2009, he became Claudio Vivas' assistant at Argentinos Juniors for six months, before joining Javier Torrente's staff at Libertad, Cerro Porteño, Newell's and Nacional, under the same role.[1]

In 2013, after one season as Hernán Lisi's assistant at Unión Temuco, Soso rejoined Vivas' staff at Sporting Cristal.[2] He remained at the club even after Vivas' departure, being Daniel Ahmed's assistant as the club lifted the 2014 Torneo Descentralizado.

On 11 December 2014, Soso was appointed manager of Real Garcilaso for the upcoming season.[3] Sacked the following 10 August after losing the 2015 Apertura,[4] he returned to Cristal on 4 January 2016, being now first team manager.[5]

On 19 December 2016, a day after winning the league title, Soso resigned from Cristal.[6] The following 26 June, he was presented at Gimnasia La Plata,[7] but decided to leave the club on 28 December.[8]

On 22 May 2018, after nearly six months without a club, Soso took over Ecuadorian Serie A side Emelec.[9] He announced his departure from the club on 14 April of the following year,[10] and was appointed at the helm of Defensa y Justicia on 5 June 2019.[11] He left the club in mid-January 2020.[12]

On 16 March 2020, Soso was appointed manager at San Lorenzo.[13] He resigned the following 11 January,[14] and was named in charge of Chilean side O'Higgins on 10 December 2021.[15]

Soso left O'Higgins on a mutual agreement on 7 November 2022,[16] and was appointed Melgar manager the following 14 March.[17] He also left the latter side by the same manners on 21 November 2023.[18]

On 5 December 2023, Sosa was hired by the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B team Sport Recife.[19] On 7 April 2024, Sosa led the team to win the Campeonato Pernambucano title, defeating the rival Náutico[20] in the final, and became the first foreign coach to win this championship for Sport Recife in 66 years.[21]

Soso was sacked by Sport on 25 July 2024,[22] after having only one win in the last six matches, and returned to Peru on 6 August after being named Alianza Lima manager.[23]

Honours

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Sporting Cristal

Sport Recife

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Mariano Soso?" [Who is Mariano Soso?] (in Spanish). Rincón de Fútbol. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Técnico Claudio Vivas dirigió su primer entrenamiento en Sporting Cristal" [Coach Claudio Vivas managed his first training at Sporting Cristal] (in Spanish). Andina. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Real Garcilaso: Mariano Soso, asistente de Daniel Ahmed, será DT de la 'Maquina'" [Real Garcilaso: Mariano Soso, Daniel Ahmed's assistant, will be manager of la 'Maquina' ] (in Spanish). Libero. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Real Garcilaso se pronuncia de forma oficial sobre Mariano Soso" [Real Garcilaso make official statement about Mariano Soso] (in Spanish). Perú.com. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Sporting Cristal: Soso fue presentado como nuevo técnico" [Sporting Cristal: Soso was presented as new manager] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Mariano Soso renunció a Sporting Cristal: "Hay un desgaste irreversible"" [Mariano Soso resigned from Sporting Cristal: "There is an irreversible distress"] (in Spanish). América Televisión. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Asumió en Gimnasia Mariano Soso, otro DT admirador de Bielsa" [Took over Gimnasia Mariano Soso, another manager who admires Bielsa] (in Spanish). Clarín. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Mariano Soso renunció como entrenador de Gimnasia" [Mariano Soso resigned as manager of Gimnasia] (in Spanish). Clarín. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Mariano Soso es el nuevo Director Técnico de Emelec" [Mariano Soso is the new manager of Emelec] (in Spanish). CS Emelec. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Mariano Soso: "considero que la salida es lo más saludable para Emelec"" [Mariano Soso: "I consider that the departure is the most healthful for Emelec"] (in Spanish). CS Emelec. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Mariano Soso nuevo entrenador de Defensa y Justicia" [Mariano Soso new manager of Defensa y Justicia] (in Spanish). Defensa y Justicia. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. ^ Renuncia del entrenador Mariano Soso, defensayjusticia.org.ar, 22 January 2020
  13. ^ "San Lorenzo: quién es Mariano Soso, el técnico que está ante su mayor desafío" [San Lorenzo: who is Mariano Soso, the coach before his biggest challenge] (in Spanish). La Nación. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Soso renunció a su cargo y San Lorenzo ya busca nuevo DT" [Soso resigned from his role and San Lorenzo already search for a new manager] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 January 2021.
  15. ^ "O'Higgins tiene nuevo entrenador: el club oficializa la llegada del argentino Mariano Soso" [O'Higgins have a new manager: the club makes official the arrival of Argentine Mariano Soso] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Mariano Soso dejó de ser el técnico de O'Higgins" [Mariano Soso ceased to be manager of O'Higgins] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Mariano Soso regresa al fútbol peruano: dirigirá a FBC Melgar" [Mariano Soso returns to Peruvian football: he will coach FBC Melgar] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Melgar anunció la salida de Mariano Soso y explicó las razones de su cese como DT" [Melgar announced the departure of Mariano Soso and explained the reasons for his termination as manager] (in Spanish). Líbero. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Mariano Soso é o novo técnico do Sport" [Mariano Soso is the new head coach of Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Sport empata com o Náutico e soma o 44º título do Estadual" [Sport ties with Náutico and earns their 44th State title.] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Com Mariano Soso, Sport volta a ser campeão pernambucano com técnico estrangeiro após 66 anos" [With Mariano Soso, Sport becomes Pernambuco champions again with a foreign coach after 66 years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Comunicado: Mariano Soso" [Announcement: Mariano Soso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Alianza Lima presenta a Mariano Soso como nuevo entrenador: "Juntos por el objetivo"" [Alianza Lima present Mariano Soso as new coach: "Together for the goal"] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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