Juan Carlos Ríos Vidal (born 17 November 1964) is a Spanish

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and former player.

Manager career

Born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Andalusia, Ríos began his managerial career at Atlético Sanluqueño CF's youth setup, club which he represented as a player. In the 2003 summer, after managing Sanluqueño's main squad and Real Balompédica Linense, he was appointed CD Alcalá manager, winning promotion to

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in his first campaign. In April 2008 Ríos returned to Alcalá, after a stint at Linense. On 6 June 2008, he was appointed at the helm of Tercera División's

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, taking the club to the third level for the first time ever. On 23 June 2009, Ríos was named manager of another reserve team, Recreativo de Huelva B also in the fourth division. In October 2010 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad in

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, replacing fired

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. On 19 May 2011, Ríos signed a new deal with ''Recre'', after avoiding relegation during the campaign. On 22 June, however, he resigned, and joined fellow league team FC Cartagena in December; he left the latter in July 2012, after suffering relegation. On 20 February 2013, Ríos was appointed Xerez CD manager. He was relieved from his duties in June, with the club being relegated as dead last, and moved to Atlético Sanluqueño; he was sacked by the latter in January 2014.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rios, Carlos 1964 births Living people People from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Sanluqueño CF players Racing Club Portuense players Spanish football managers Segunda División managers UD Almería B managers Recreativo de Huelva managers FC Cartagena managers Xerez CD managers