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Michael Ríos

Michael Ríos

Chilean footballer (born 1985)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ríos and the second or maternal family name is Ripoll.

Michael Fabián Ríos Ripoll (born 24 April 1985) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a right midfielder.[1]

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Club career

Ríos began his career in Santiago Morning aged 17, then joining to powerhouse club Universidad Católica in 2012, having prior spells at Deportes Iquique and San Marcos de Arica, eternal rivals at the country's northern zone.

In 2021, he signed with Chilean Segunda Profesional side Lautaro de Buin,[2] but the team could only play in the Copa Chile.

He retired at the end of the 2021–22 season.[3]

Controversies

Rios has been processed by the Chilean judicial system due to his participation in the robbery of a truck full of nuts. His manager referred to the incident expressing that "At the beginning people were talking about drug trafficking, that's not Michael style. He was just offered nuts."[4]

Honours

Colo-Colo

References

  1. [1]
    Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  2. [2]
    @LautaroDeBuin (March 12, 2021). "Le damos la Bienvenida a Lautaro de Buin al experimentado volante nacional, Michael Ríos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. [3]
    "Futbolistas participaron de la quinta entrega del Fondo de Retiro". sifup.cl (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Futbolista Michael Ríos fue detenido por presunta participación en red delictual". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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