Juan Carlos Ríos Vidal (born 17 November 1964) is a Spanish football manager and former player.

Born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Andalusia, Ríos began his managerial career at Atlético Sanluqueño CF's youth setup, club which he represented as a player.^[1] In the 2003 summer, after managing Sanluqueño's main squad and Real Balompédica Linense, he was appointed CD Alcalá manager, winning promotion to Segunda División B in his first campaign.

In April 2008 Ríos returned to Alcalá, after a stint at Linense. On 6 June 2008, he was appointed at the helm of Tercera División's UD Almería B,^[2] taking the club to the third level for the first time ever.

On 23 June 2009, Ríos was named manager of another reserve team, Recreativo de Huelva B also in the fourth division.^[3] In October 2010 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad in Segunda División, replacing fired Pablo Alfaro.^[4]

On 19 May 2011, Ríos signed a new deal with Recre, after avoiding relegation during the campaign.^[5] On 22 June, however, he resigned,^[6] and joined fellow league team FC Cartagena in December;^[7] he left the latter in July 2012, after suffering relegation.^[8]

On 20 February 2013, Ríos was appointed Xerez CD manager.^[9] He was relieved from his duties in June, with the club being relegated as dead last,^[10] and moved to Atlético Sanluqueño;^[11] he was sacked by the latter in January 2014.^[12]