| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eusebio Ríos Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-03-30)30 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 2008(2008-05-10) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| 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) |
| Total | 270 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eusebio Ríos Fernández (30 March 1935 – 10 May 2008) was a Spanishfootballdefender andmanager.
Born inPortugalete,Biscay, Ríos started his career in his nativeBasque Country, representing two teams. In 1958 he moved toAndalusia after signing withReal Betis, going on to play ten seasons with the club (nine inLa Liga) before retiring in 1968 at 33; his debut in the top flight occurred on 21 September 1958 in a 4–2 win againstSevilla FC, in what was the first official match held at theRamón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[1]
Ríos earned onecap forSpain, featuring the second half of the 2–1friendly loss toPortugal inPorto, on 15 November 1964.[2]
Ríos began coaching in 1970, shortly after retiring. After two years withReal Jaén in theTercera División and three withBarakaldo CF in theSegunda División, he signed withRecreativo de Huelva in the latter level, achieving the oldest club in Spain'sfirst-ever top flight promotion, followed byimmediate relegation.[3]
In the following years, Ríos helped another two teams promote to the top division,Real Valladolid andReal Murcia CF, spending three seasons with the latter. After one and a half campaigns withDeportivo de La Coruña in the second tier he was appointed at his former side Betis, being sacked on 30 November 1988 following a 6–2 away loss againstAtlético Madrid, in arelegation-ending season;[4] he later worked with the club asdirector of football.[5]
Ríos' last job was withRayo Vallecano (two seasons), being one of two managers in1991–92 – the other was a youngJosé Antonio Camacho – as theMadrid outskirts team returned to the top flight. He was part ofAthletic Bilbao's coaching staff in two separate seasons (1997–98 and2001–02).[6][1]
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.[7]
Ríos died in his hometown of Portugalete on 10 May 2008, at the age of 73.[1]
Murcia