Richard Imbernón Ríos (born 21 December 1975) is an Andorran

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manager who manages CF Esperança d'Andorra.

Career

He started his playing career with FC Andorra B. In 1996, he signed for

CE Principat Club Esportiu Principat was an Andorran football club created in 1989, based in the city of Andorra la Vella. It was one of the most successful football clubs in Andorra along with FC Santa Coloma and UE Sant Julià, having won three times the ...

. In 1999, he signed for

Constel·lació Esportiva Constel·lació Esportiva was an Andorran football club from Andorra La Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of ...

. In 2001, he signed for

UE Sant Julià Unió Esportiva Sant Julià, also known as UE Sant Julià, is an Andorran professional Association football, football club based in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria. The club currently competes in the Segona Divisió, but withdrew from this s ...

. In 2004, he signed for

FC Santa Coloma FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran professional football club based in Santa Coloma, parish of Andorra la Vella, that competes in the Primera Divisió. It is the most successful team in both Primera Divisió and Copa Constitució, having won b ...

. In 2005, he returned to

. In 2007, he signed for

Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, also commonly known as Atlètic d'Escaldes, is an Andorran professional football club based in Escaldes-Engordany, currently playing in Primera Divisió. History Atlètic Club d'Escaldes was founded on 20 May 2002 in ...

. After that, he signed for

UE Extremenya UE Extremenya is an Andorran football club based in the parish of La Massana. The club currently plays in Segona Divisió. History The club was founded in 1998 as CE Cerni. The club played the 1998–99 Campionat de Lliga, being relegated to t ...

. In 2008, he was appointed manager of

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in , in the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtures at Estadi Nacional. In spite ...

. In 2013, he was appointed manager of

. He helped the club win the league. In 2018, he returned as manager of

. In 2019, he was appointed manager of

Inter Club d'Escaldes Inter Club d'Escaldes is an Andorra, Andorran professional association football, football club based in Escaldes-Engordany. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió, where it is a three-time champion. History Inter Club d'Escaldes was foun ...

. After that, he was appointed manager of the Andorra national under-19 football team. In 2022, he was appointed manager of

Penya Encarnada d'Andorra Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra is an Andorran professional football club created by fans of the Portuguese club Benfica, based in Andorra La Vella. The club currently plays in the Primera Divisió. History FC Penya d'Andorra, formerly known as As ...

. In 2023, he was appointed manager of CF Esperança d'Andorra.

Personal life

He was born on 21 December 1975 in

Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, Andorran parish that surrounds the capital. , the city had a populati ...

, Andorra. He is of Spanish descent through his parents. He has four older siblings. He has regarded Spain international

Lobo Carrasco Francisco José Carrasco Hidalgo (born 6 March 1959) is a Spanish former football player and manager. Nicknamed Lobo, he played as a winger and spent most of his 14-year professional career with Barcelona (11 seasons). He won ten major titles ...

as his football idol. He attended film school in France. After that, he studied business management. He has published books.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Imbernón, Richard Living people 1975 births Sportspeople from Andorra la Vella Andorran people of Spanish descent Andorran football managers Andorran men's footballers Atlètic Club d'Escaldes players FC Andorra managers FC Santa Coloma players UE Sant Julià players Andorran expatriates in France Primera Divisió players