Daniel Andrés Ríos (born 21 February 1983) is an

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. He currently plays with

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Career

Ríos started his football career in Universitario de Córdoba in 2002, later being transferred to

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in 2003. He appeared in 20

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matches during 2006 and 2007, scoring 6 goals. He later was purchased by

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where he scored 5 goals in 12 matches in the 2007 Apertura, but failed to complete the season due to an injury suffered during a tackle by Felipe Baloy that kept him out for 2 seasons. For the 2008 Apertura he was purchased by

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, but only made 5 appearances before once again suffering an injury that kept him out until the 2009 Clausura. He played for

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on loan during the 2009–10 season. On 26 December 2009 Colón de Santa Fe signed the Argentine forward from Veracruz on a 50% joint ownership deal until 2012. However, in 2010 he returned to

to fight for promotion in the

Argentine second division Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

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* * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Club América footballers Liga MX players Argentine Primera División players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.D. Veracruz footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Men's association football forwards {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub