| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Sánchez-Rico Soto | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Aranjuez, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1995 | Loyola | ||
| 1995–1999 | Ancora Aranjuez | ||
| 1999–2000 | Aranjuez | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Aranjuez | ||
| 2000–2002 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2002–2004 | Real Madrid B | 50 | (20) |
| 2004–2006 | Getafe | 61 | (10) |
| 2006– | Deportivo La Coruña | 140 | (25) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Iván Sánchez-Rico Soto, aka Riki (born 11 August 1980 in Aranjuez, Community of Madrid), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in Segunda División, as a striker or winger.
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After his youth career in amateur clubs in the Madrid area, Riki played with both Real Madrid's reserve sides, C and B. In July 2004, after having signed an extension with the merengues the previous year,[1] he was released and moved to another capital team, Getafe CF, making his La Liga debut on 12 September 2004, in a 1–2 home defeat to RCD Mallorca. On 13 March 2005, he scored against his former employer, in a 2–1 home success[2] and, in his second season, netted eight league goals.
On June 2006, Riki moved to Deportivo de La Coruña in a five-year contract.[3] During his first season he was an undisputed starter. In the following one, he featured less prominently, but scored two more goals (five).
In the first match of the 2008–09 season, against Real Madrid, Riki was stretchered off the pitch with a hamstring injury, ironically after having subbed in himself.[4] He was out of action for two weeks,[5] subsequently netting on 2 November 2008, in a 3–0 success at Real Betis.[6]
Riki again suffered physical problems in the following season, but made the most of his minutes (1,492) as he scored a career-best – at Deportivo – eight goals, notably netting in the opener, a 2–3 loss at Real Madrid,[7] and in both matches against Xerez CD (3–0 away,[8] 2–1 at home[9]); the Galicians eventually finished in 10th position.
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