He appeared in 109 La Liga matches over five seasons, scoring a total of 13 goals for Getafe and Levante.
He scored 11 Segunda División goals in his second professional season, for a final seventh place.
[1] After playing an important part in Xerez's first-ever promotion to La Liga – 24 games and 17 starts, four goals[2][3][4][5] in nearly 1,600 minutes of action – Ríos agreed to a three-year contract with Getafe CF in the summer of 2009.
[9] He made 37 competitive appearances in his first year with five goals,[10] including three in the Europa League.
[11][12] Ríos alternated between the second and third divisions until his retirement at the age of 38, representing Recreativo de Huelva,[13] Córdoba CF[14] and San Fernando CD.