This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Medel and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
Gary Alexis Medel Soto (born 3 August 1987 in Conchalí, Santiago), known as Gary Medel, is a Chilean football player who plays as defensive midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla FC.
His nickname is "Pitbull" or also "The Chilean Gattuso", because of his similarities with the Italian star Gennaro Ivan Gattuso. Medel was named Chilean Footballer of the Year in 2008, ahead of the Paraguayan striker Lucas Barrios.
Medel was member of the Chile U-20 that achieved the third place in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007.
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