Eusebio Ríos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eusebio Ríos Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 2008 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galindo Sestao | |||
| Ortuella | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | Arenas Getxo | ||
| 1956–1958 | Indautxu | 52 | (0) |
| 1958–1968 | Betis | 218 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1964 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1970–1972 | Jaén | ||
| 1972–1975 | Barakaldo | ||
| 1976–1979 | Recreativo | ||
| 1979–1980 | Valladolid | ||
| 1981–1985 | Murcia | ||
| 1986–1987 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1988 | Betis | ||
| 1990–1992 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Eusebio Ríos Fernández (30 March 1935 – 10 May 2008) was a Spanish football defender and manager.
Playing career
Born in Portugalete, Biscay, Ríos started his career in his native Basque Country, representing two teams. In 1958 he moved to Andalusia after signing with Real Betis, going on to play in ten seasons with the club (nine in La Liga) before retiring in 1968 at 33 years of age; his debut in the top flight occurred on 21 September 1958 in a 4–2 win against Sevilla FC, in what was the first official match played at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[1]
Ríos gained one cap for Spain, playing the second half of a 1–2 friendly loss with Portugal in Porto, on 15 November 1964.
Manager career
Ríos began coaching in 1970, shortly after retiring. After two years with Real Jaén in the third division and three with Barakaldo CF in the second, he signed with Recreativo de Huelva in the latter level, achieving the oldest club in Spain's first-ever top flight promotion, followed by immediate relegation back.
In the following years Ríos helped another two teams promote to the top division, Real Valladolid and Real Murcia, spending three seasons with the latter. After one 1/2 seasons with Deportivo de La Coruña in the second tier he was appointed at former side Betis, being sacked on 30 November 1988 after a 2–6 away loss against Atlético Madrid, in a relegation-ending season; he later worked with the club as director of football.
Ríos' last manager job was with Rayo Vallecano (two seasons), being one of two coaches in the 1991–92 campaign – the other was a young José Antonio Camacho – as the Madrid outskirts team returned to the top flight. He was part of Athletic Bilbao's coaching staff in two separate seasons (1997–98 and 2001–02).[1]
Personal life
Ríos' son, Roberto, was also a footballer and a defender. He played his entire career with Betis and Athletic Bilbao, also going on to represent the national team.[2]
Death
Ríos died in his hometown of Portugalete on 10 May 2008, at the age of 73.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Fallece el ex entrenador del Deportivo Eusebio Ríos (Former Deportivo coach Eusebio Ríos dies); La Voz de Galicia, 10 May 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Fallece a los 73 años Eusebio Ríos (Eusebio Ríos dies at the age of 73); Diario de Sevilla, 12 May 2008 (Spanish)
External links
- Eusebio Ríos profile at BDFutbol
- Eusebio Ríos manager profile at BDFutbol
- Eusebio Ríos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Spain stats at Eu-Football