Irene del Río
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irene del Río Peláez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Asturias, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2015 | Real Oviedo | ? | (?) |
| 2015–? | FC Barcelona Femení | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| ?–? | Spain U17 | ? | (?) |
| ?–? | Spain U19 | ? | (?) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 7 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:28, 7 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Irene del Río Peláez (born 6 October 1991)[1] is a Spanish footballer who most recently played for FC Barcelona Femení. She previously played for Real Oviedo for 12 seasons until 2015.
Career
Del Río played for Real Oviedo for 12 seasons,[2] and was later the team's captain.[3] She made her debut for Oviedo in the Superliga Femenina at the age of 15.[4] In 2011, she won the Quini award for being the top Asturian goal scorer in the 2010-11 season,[5] and also the Women's Draft Football Award for best under-20 player.[6]
In June 2015, she signed for Primera División champions FC Barcelona Femení.[2][3] She was the second Asturian to play for Barcelona, after Montse Tomé.[7] 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.[8] She came on as a substitute in the first leg of the quarter final, which finished 0-0.[9]
Del Río has played for Spain under-17s and Spain under-19s.[10] She made her debut for Spain under-17s at the age of 15.[4] 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 Frabce under-19s and Lithuania under-19s.[11] In 2011, del Río was called up to the senior squad; she was the only player in the squad who didn't play in the Primera División, as Real Oviedo played in the Segunda División Pro at the time.[10] 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.[3]
After retiring from football, del Río worked as a physical trainer for FC Barcelona Femení.[12]
Personal life
Del Río is from Asturias, Spain.[10][2] At school, she was the only girl who played football.[8][13]
References
- ^ a b c "Irene del Río". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Irene del Río abandona el Oviedo Moderno destino Barcelona". Vavel (in Spanish). 3 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "El FC Barcelona ficha a Irene del Río". Sport (in Spanish). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Irene del Río: "Messi es la magia; Cristiano, una máquina"". Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 February 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Irene del Río recibe el premio Quini" (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Premio nacional para Irene del Río". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via Futbol Balear.
- ^ "Irene del Río, primer fichaje del Barça". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Irene del Río, del FC Barcelona: los triunfos femeninos duran un día". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "El Barcelona Femenino planta cara al todopoderoso PSG en la Champions League (0-0)". Campeonísimas (in Spanish). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Irene del Río, convocada con la selección absoluta". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 29 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Irene del Río, convocada por la Selección Española". Ovidiesta (in Spanish). 7 January 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Futbol Femenino B - Plantilla 2019-20" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona Femení. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "El día que siempre habían soñado". Sport (in Spanish). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.