Pedro Ríos
Spanish footballer (born 1981)
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Pedro Ríos Maestre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈri.os]; born 12 December 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Ríos Maestre | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 the 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 (Tercera División, having started his career as a striker) and AD Ceuta (Segunda División B), he signed with local club Xerez CD in 2004. He scored 11 Segunda División goals in his second professional season, for a final seventh place.[1][2]
After playing an important part in Xerez's first-ever promotion to La Liga – 24 games and 17 starts, four goals[3][4][5][6] in nearly 1,600 minutes of action – Ríos agreed to a three-year contract with Getafe CF in the summer of 2009.[7] Scarcely used in his debut campaign as the Madrid side qualified for the UEFA Europa League, he was made first choice after Pedro León's departure to Real Madrid.[8]
On 5 December 2010, Ríos scored twice as Getafe downed RCD Mallorca 3–0 at home.[9] He finished the season with seven league goals, as they narrowly escaped relegation.[10]
Ríos moved to fellow top-tier team Levante UD on 6 July 2012.[11] He made 37 competitive appearances in his first year with five goals,[12] including three in the Europa League.[13][14]
Ríos alternated between the second and third divisions until his retirement at the age of 38, representing Recreativo de Huelva,[15] Córdoba CF[16] and San Fernando CD.[17] Immediately afterwards, he joined his last club's coaching staff.[18]