Roberto Ríos

Roberto Rios appeals to the part of me that finds romance in defending rather than scoring. A central defender born in Bilbao, he came through the youth system of Real Betis before becoming a no-nonsense backline anchor. I have always admired players who form the spine of a team without chasing glory, and a central defender is exactly that. His later move into coaching suggests he had a defensive philosophy worth passing on. Born in 1971, he belonged to a generation of Spanish defenders built on toughness, and I imagine he organized his line with real authority.

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Name (English)

Roberto Ríos

Name (Japanese)

ロベルト・リオス

Reading

ろべると・りおす

Born

October 8, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Bilbao, Biscay, Spain

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto%20R%C3%ADos
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2722053

Tags

• Biscay
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.