Adolfo Ríos

Adolfo Ríos

Personal information
Full name	José Adolfo Ríos García
Date of birth	(1966-12-11) December 11, 1966
Place of birth	Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1990	UNAM	116	(0)
1990–1997	Veracruz	237	(0)
1997–1999	Necaxa	72	(0)
1999–2004	América	153	(0)
Total		578	(0)
National team
1988–2003	Mexico	36	(0)
Honours Competitor for  Mexico Copa America 1997 Copa America 1999
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 18, 2007. † Appearances (goals)

José Adolfo Ríos García (born December 11, 1966) was a Mexican footballer. He played in the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup for Mexico.

Career

José Adolfo Ríos García (born December 11, 1966) was a Mexican footballer. He played in the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup for Mexico. He made his debut for UNAM in 1985. He stayed there until 1990. In 1990, he went to play for Veracruz. He was a starter for Veracruz, playing 7 years, making over 230 appearances for the team. In 1997, he went on to play for Necaxa. In the winter of 1998, he became a champion for the first time, defeating Chivas de Guadalajara on an aggregate score of 0-2. He continued with the club for one more season, in total making 72 appearances with the club. In the summer of 1999, he transferred to Club America, and became an instant starter. In the summer of 2002, He was starter goalkeeper for America in their victory against Necaxa in the Final, making it his second title won in his career, and Club America's 9th overall. In the Clausura 2004, he suffered an injury, leaving him out for a few weeks. He was replaced by Guillermo Ochoa. Later, him and Ochoa share the starting spot, and after the quarter final, in which America was eliminated, he announces his retirement, at 37 years of age, and a career spanning about two decades.

International career

At international level, he played for Mexico as starter at two Copa America's. At both he helped Mexico reach semi-final and gain third place at both Cups. He was starter at the 1999 Nike US Cup, in which Mexico won.

Honours

Club Honors With Club América

Primera División de México Verano 2002

Club Honors With Club Necaxa

Primera División de México Invierno 1998

Mexico squad – Copa América 1997 Third Place 1 Ríos 2 Suárez 3 Sánchez 4 Villa 5 Davino 6 Lara 7 García 8 Ramírez 9 Chávez 10 Rizo 11 Blanco 12 Pineda 13 Pardo 14 Romero 15 Hernández 16 Jiménez 17 Palencia 18 Saavedra 19 Gabriel 20 Abundis 21 Sancho 22 Zuñiga Coach: Lapuente

Mexico squad – Copa América 1999 Third Place 1 Campos 2 Suárez 3 Sánchez 4 Márquez 5 Torrado 6 Lara 7 Ramírez 8 García Aspe 9 Chávez 10 Blanco 11 Osorno 12 Pérez 13 Pardo 14 Terrazas 15 Hernández 16 Cabrera 17 Palencia 18 Carmona 19 Zepeda 20 García 21 Almaguer 22 Ríos Coach: Lapuente

Template:Mexico Squad 1999 U.S. Cup

References

• Adolfo Ríos at National-Football-Teams.com
• Adolfo Ríos Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

Personal life

In 2012, Rios was presented as the new president of Club Queretaro. He resigned at the end of 2014, after 2 years in service. Rios was known as "El Arquero De Cristo".