Pedro Ríos

Pedro Ríos Maestre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈri.os]; born 12 December 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ríos and the second or maternal family name is Maestre.
Pedro Ríos
Personal information
Full name Pedro Ríos Maestre
Date of birth (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981
Place of birth Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Xerez
Flamenco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Sanluqueño
2001–2004 Ceuta 99 (25)
2004–2009 Xerez 146 (23)
2009–2012 Getafe 71 (10)
2012–2014 Levante 38 (3)
2014–2015 Recreativo 37 (7)
2015–2017 Córdoba 66 (8)
2017–2020 San Fernando 75 (22)
Total 532 (98)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He appeared in 109 La Liga matches over five seasons, scoring a total of 13 goals for Getafe and Levante. He added 248 games and 38 goals in Segunda División, in a 20-year senior career.

Club career

Ríos was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz. After playing with Atlético Sanluqueño CF (fourth division, having started his career as a striker) and AD Ceuta (in the third), he signed with local club Xerez CD in 2004. He scored 11 second level goals in his second professional season, for a final seventh place.[1]

After playing an important part in Xerez's first-ever promotion to La Liga – 24 games and 17 starts, four goals[2][3][4][5] in nearly 1,600 minutes of action – Ríos agreed to a three-year contract with Getafe CF in the summer of 2009.[6] Scarcely used during his debut campaign as the Madrid side qualified to the UEFA Europa League, he was made first choice after Pedro León's departure to Real Madrid.[7]

On 5 December 2010, Ríos scored twice as Getafe downed RCD Mallorca 3–0 at home.[8] He finished the season with seven league goals, as they narrowly escaped relegation.

Ríos moved to fellow top-tier team Levante UD on 6 July 2012.[9] He made 37 competitive appearances in his first year with five goals,[10] including three in the Europa League.[11][12]

Ríos alternated between the second and third divisions until his retirement at the age of 38, representing Recreativo de Huelva,[13] Córdoba CF[14] and San Fernando CD.[15] Immediately afterwards, he joined his last club's coaching staff.[16]

References
  1. Pedro Ríos, otro jerezano centenario (Pedro Ríos, another Xerez man with one hundred appearances); Diario de Jerez, 18 December 2007 (in Spanish)
  2. Partido de locos en Vallecas (Crazy match in Vallecas); Rayo Herald, 28 September 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. El Xerez arrolla y se aúpa a la zona de ascenso (Xerez steamroll and join promotion zone); Marca, 16 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. El Xerez defiende con éxito su liderato (Xerez defend first place successfully); Marca, 29 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. Jorge López da al Zaragoza la victoria en el campo del líder (Jorge López gives win to Zaragoza in leader's ground); Diario AS, 28 March 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. Pedro Ríos: "El Getafe puede hacer grandes cosas" (Pedro Ríos: "Getafe can make big things"); Marca, 13 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. Pedro Ríos marca el ritmo del Getafe (Pedro Ríos sets Getafe pace); Antena 3, 5 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. Getafe roar to home win; ESPN Soccernet, 5 December 2010
  9. El Levante ficha a Pedro Ríos (Levante sign Pedro Ríos); Levante-EMV, 6 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. El San Fernando Club Deportivo cierra un fichaje de Primera como es el punta jerezano Pedro Ríos (San Fernando Club Deportivo complete Primera signing such as Jerez-born forward Pedro Ríos); Deporte de la Isla, 25 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  11. Pedro Rios pleased with win; Football España, 25 October 2012
  12. Ríos and López stay grounded as Levante soar; UEFA, 14 February 2013
  13. El Recreativo ficha a Pedro Ríos (Recreativo sign Pedro Ríos); Estadio Deportivo, 30 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  14. Pedro Ríos ficha por el Córdoba (Pedro Ríos signs with Córdoba); Marca, 13 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  15. El San Fernando ficha a Pedro Ríos (San Fernando sign Pedro Ríos); Diario de Jerez, 26 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  16. Pedro Ríos se incorpora al staff técnico del San Fernando y José Domínguez ficha por la Arandina (Pedro Ríos added to San Fernando coaching staff and José Domínguez signs with Arandina); Huelva 24, 12 August 2020 (in Spanish)
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