Rodrigo Ríos

Rodrigo Ríos
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Andrés Ríos Rodríguez
Date of birth (1977-01-25) January 25, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Austin FC (assistant)
Youth career
1987–1996 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Universidad Católica
1997 → Municipal Las Condes (loan) – (–)
2001 Everton (6)
2002 Palestino 34 (12)
2003–2004 Unión Española 51 (17)
2005–2008 Atlanta Silverbacks 109 (9)
International career
1996 Chile U20 8 (1)
2000 Chile U23 6 (1)
Managerial career
2012–2016 Norcross Soccer Academy
2016–2020 Atlanta United (youth)
2021– Austin FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Andrés Ríos Rodríguez (born Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former football midfielder now serving as assistant coach for Austin FC.

Club career

In 1987, Ríos joined the Universidad Católica youth system. In February 1996, he entered his first game with the Catolica first team in the Primera División de Chile. In 2001, he moved to Everton de Viña del Mar before moving to Palestino in 2002.[1] From 2003 to 2004, he played for Unión Española.[2] In 2005, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks in the USL First Division. He was a 2005 and 2006 second team All Star. The Silverbacks withdrew from the league following the 2008 season.

International

In 1996, Ríos earned eight caps with the Chilean U-20 national team. In 2000, he played six games, scoring one goal, with the U-23 team during qualification for the 2000 Summer Olympics. However, he was not selected for the final roster.

Coaching

The Silverbacks club re-emerged in the North American Soccer League for the 2011 season. In preparation, the Silverbacks hired Ríos as Director of Soccer on December 18, 2010.[3]

In 2012, Rios started coaching Youth Soccer at Norcross Soccer Academy, he was awarded Girls Academy "Coach of the year" for the state of Georgia in 2013. He currently is USSF 'A' License Coach. In June 2016, he joined Atlanta United as an Academy Coach.

Since 2021, he has performed as the assistant coach for Austin FC in the Major League Soccer.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rodrigo Ríos, nuevo refuerzo de Palestino | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo Ríos se incorporó a Unión Española antes del cierre del libro de pases". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 6 March 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Rodrigo Rios Named as Atlanta Silverbacks Director of Soccer". OurSports Central. December 18, 2010.
  4. ^ Ortega, Pablo (4 August 2022). "El chileno que dirige en la MLS: "Lo disfruto, me gusta lo que hago, estoy contento"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 August 2022.