Irene del Río
Personal information
Full name Irene del Río Peláez
Date of birth (1991-10-06) 6 October 1991
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Youth career
2003–2006 Real Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Real Oviedo 127+ (33+)
2015–2017 Barcelona 34 (8)
International career
2007–2008 Spain U17
2010 Spain U19 3 (1)
Managerial career
2023– Spain (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Irene del Río Peláez (born 6 October 1991)[1] is a Spanish former footballer who played club football for Real Oviedo and Barcelona,[2] and also represented Spain at under-17 and under-19 youth international levels.

Club career

Del Río played for Real Oviedo for 12 seasons,[3] and was later the team's captain.[4] She made her debut for Oviedo in the Superliga Femenina at the age of 15.[5] In 2011, she won the Quini award for being the top Asturian goal scorer in the 2010–11 season,[6] and also the Women's Draft Football Award for best under-20 player.[7]

In June 2015, she signed for Primera División champions Barcelona.[3][4] She was the second Asturian to play for Barcelona, after Montse Tomé.[8] She played for Barcelona in the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, where they reached the quarter finals before being beaten by Paris Saint-Germain Féminine.[9] She came on as a substitute in the first leg of the quarter final, which finished 0–0.[10] She was in the Barcelona team that lost the 2016 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol Final to Atlético Madrid Femenino,[11][12] and won the 2017 Final.[11][13] Whilst she was playing for Barcelona, they finished second in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Primera División seasons.[11]

International career

Del Río has played for Spain under-17s and Spain under-19s.[14] She made her debut for Spain under-17s at the age of 15.[5] In 2009, she trained with the under-19 team at La Ciudad del Fútbol. At the time, she had previously appeared in under-19 matches against France under-19s and Lithuania under-19s.[15] In 2011, del Río was called up to the senior squad; she was the only player in the squad who did not play in the Primera División, as Real Oviedo played in the Segunda División Pro at the time.[14] Del Río was in the extended pre-squad list for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, but was not selected in the final squad for the tournament.[4]

Post-playing career

After retiring from football, del Río worked as a physical trainer for FC Barcelona Femení during the 2019–20 season.[16]

Personal life

Del Río is from Asturias, Spain.[3][14] At school, she was the only girl who played football.[9][17] As a youngster, del Río undertook rhythmic gymnastics.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Irene del Río". Playmaker Stats. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Ille, BDFutbol
  3. 1 2 3 "Irene del Río abandona el Oviedo Moderno destino Barcelona". Vavel (in Spanish). 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "El FC Barcelona ficha a Irene del Río". Sport (in Spanish). 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Irene del Río: "Messi es la magia; Cristiano, una máquina"". Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Irene del Río recibe el premio Quini" (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Premio nacional para Irene del Río". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via Futbol Balear.
  8. ↑ "Irene del Río, primer fichaje del Barça". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Irene del Río, del FC Barcelona: los triunfos femeninos duran un día". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "El Barcelona Femenino planta cara al todopoderoso PSG en la Champions League (0–0)". Campeonísimas (in Spanish). 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 Irene del Río at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Las reinas del Atlético de Madrid conquistan la Copa". Marca (in Spanish). 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "FC Barcelona Femenino – Atlético de Madrid: Campeonas de la Copa de la Reina! (4–1)" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona Femení. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 "Irene del Río, convocada con la selección absoluta". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Irene del Río, convocada por la Selección Española". Ovidiesta (in Spanish). 7 January 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Futbol Femenino B – Plantilla 2019–20" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona Femení. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "El día que siempre habían soñado". Sport (in Spanish). 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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