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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-08-14)14 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 2022(2022-04-13) (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Atlético Buenaventura | 77 | (18) |
| 1988–1990 | Santa Fe | 82 | (20) |
| 1990–1993 | América de Cali | 177 | (54) |
| 1993–1995 | Palmeiras | 28 | (12) |
| 1994–1995 | →Napoli (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 1995–1997 | Real Madrid | 21 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | →Palmeiras (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | Corinthians | 151 | (37) |
| 2000 | Santos | 20 | (1) |
| 2001 | Cruzeiro | 16 | (1) |
| 2004 | Corinthians | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 627 | (162) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–2001 | Colombia | 84 | (17) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Iraty | ||
| 2006 | São Bento | ||
| 2009 | São José | ||
| 2009 | Corinthians (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Flamengo de Guarulhos | ||
| 2010 | Atlético Mineiro (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈfɾeðiriŋˈkon]; 14 August 1966 – 13 April 2022) was a Colombian professionalfootballer who played 84 games for theColombia national team between 1990 and 2001. A versatilemidfielder, he was capable of playing on theleft, in thecentre or as anattacking midfielder. At club level he played forIndependiente Santa Fé,América de Cali (Colombia),Napoli (Italy),Real Madrid (Spain),Palmeiras,Santos, andCorinthians (Brazil).
Rincón began his professional career atIndependiente Santa Fé in 1986, winning theCopa Colombia in 1989 with the capital club,[1] as well as gaining national acclaim for his performances.
WithAmérica de Cali he won theColombian Championship in 1990 and 1992.[2]
It was his performances at the 1994 World Cup that promptedParma to sign the Colombian midfielder. However the three foreigner rule meant he was loaned out toNapoli, and was eventually sold ontoReal Madrid for the1995–96 season.[2]
Rincón spent the latter part of his career playing club football in Brazil where he played forPalmeiras,Corinthians,Santos andCruzeiro.[3] During his time with Corinthians the club won theBrazilian championship in 1998 and 1999 and the firstFIFA Club World Cup in 2000, his greatest title.[2]
Rincón scored 17 goals in 84 caps for theColombia national team, playing in the1990,1994, and1998 World Cups.[4]
His most memorable goal is the one he scored againstWest Germany inMilan, Italy on 19 June during the 1990 World Cup. Playing into injury time, Colombia needed a goal to draw the game and avoid elimination from the tournament at the group stages. When played through by a pass from Carlos Valderrama, Rincon held his nerve and calmly fired the ball through the legs ofBodo Illgner to secure the draw his team needed.[2] During a qualifying match for the1994 FIFA World Cup on 5 September 1993 againstArgentina, he scored the first goal of the game receiving the ball from teammateCarlos Valderrama and passing the Argentine goalkeeper,Sergio Goycochea, before scoring the third goal in a5–0 victory that secured Colombia's place at the World Cup.[5]
In 2005, Rincón started a football manager career, after he was hired asIraty manager for the 2006 season.[6] On 27 September 2006, Rincón was hired asSão Bento's manager.[7] He was the coach ofSão José Esporte Clube of São José dos Campos, São Paulo.
He was hired asCorinthians youth team head coach in 2009.[8]
Rincón had been a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 20 August 2005. He was baptized in São Paulo Perdizes Stake in Brazil.[citation needed]
In 2007, Rincón came under criminal investigation in Colombia andPanama, facing charges of collaboration with cocaine kingpinPablo Rayo Montaño and suspicion of money laundering. On 10 May, São Paulo police took him into custody after a Panamanian request for extradition.[9] In August 2013, Rincón suffered multiple injuries in a car accident in his nativeValle del Cauca, where he underwent surgery at a local hospital.[10]
Rincón's son is professional footballerSebastián Rincón, who once played forBarracas Central in Argentina.[11]
On 11 April 2022, Rincón was hospitalised with critical head injuries after the car he was driving collided with a bus in the Colombian city ofCali. Four of his passengers and the bus driver were also injured.[12][13] He died two days later.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May 1990 | Cairo International Stadium,Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 June 1990 | Népstadion,Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 19 June 1990 | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza,Milan, Italy |  Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 4 | 3 February 1991 | Miami Orange Bowl,Miami, United States |  Switzerland | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1991 Miami Cup |
| 5 | 6 June 1991 | Råsunda Stadium,Solna, Sweden |  Sweden | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 23 June 1993 | Estadio George Capwell,Guayaquil, Ecuador |  Argentina | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1993 Copa América |
| 7 | 8 August 1993 | Estadio Nacional,Lima, Peru |  Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 22 August 1993 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco,Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 29 August 1993 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez,Barranquilla, Colombia | Peru | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 5 September 1993 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti,Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 3–0 | |||||
| 12 | 5 June 1994 | Giants Stadium,East Rutherford, United States |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 10 July 1995 | Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera,Rivera, Uruguay |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1995 Copa América |
| 14 | 16 July 1995 | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo, Uruguay | Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1995 Copa América |
| 15 | 22 July 1995 | Estadio Domingo Burgueño,Maldonado, Uruguay |  United States | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1995 Copa América |
| 16 | 10 November 1996 | Estadio Hernando Siles,La Paz, Bolivia |  Bolivia | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 23 May 1998 | Giants Stadium,East Rutherford, United States |  Scotland | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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