Jairo Ríos Rendón (born 26 October 1949) is a Colombian former

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manager.

Early life

He attended Liceo Antioqueño in Colombia. He studied business administration.

Career

In 1994, he was appointed manager of Honduran side Deportivo Antioquia. In 1995, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. In 2004, he was appointed manager of Honduran side

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. In 2005, he was appointed manager of Honduran side

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. After that, he was appointed manager of Honduran side

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. In 2006, he was appointed manager of Honduran side CDS Vida. In 2008, he was appointed manager of the Haiti national football team. In 2011, he was appointed manager of Honduran side Platense FC. In 2013, he was appointed manager of Honduran side CD Real Sociedad. After that, he was appointed manager of Honduran side

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. In 2014, he was appointed manager of Salvadoran side CD Águila. In 2015, he returned to Honduran side

. In 2017, he was appointed manager of Guatemalan side Universidad SC. After that, he returned to Honduran side Platense FC.

Personal life

He is a native of

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, Colombia. He has worked as a football commentator for an American radio program. He has three brothers. One of them, Juan Guillermo Ríos, has worked as a journalist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ríos, Jairo Living people Colombian expatriate football managers Colombian football managers C.D. Águila managers Expatriate football managers in Honduras Expatriate football managers in Guatemala Expatriate football managers in Haiti 1949 births