The news of the death of the historical former soccer player Freddy Rincon shook Colombia and the soccer world in the middle of this Holy Week. The ‘Colossus of Buenaventura’, as the iconic athlete was known, suffered a serious traffic accident this Monday in Cali, in which he was the most affected, so he was admitted to the Imbanaco Clinic in critical condition.
This Wednesday, around 11:30 at night, the Clinic confirmed the death of the beloved ex-soccer player in the presence of his relatives in a public statement.
The new generations may not be aware of the importance of Rincón in the history of Colombian football, he played for Real Madrid when it was something unthinkable for a Colombian, he was World Club Champion with Corinthians, he scored one of the most important goals in the history of the national football and was a great protagonist in the historic 5 to 0.
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Rincon was born on August 14, 1966 in BuenaventuraValle del Cauca, and his physical conditions, in addition to the technical quality shown from the beginning, made him one of the best prospects of the FPC when he officiated his debut.
Debuted in 1986 at Independent Santa Feadding there near 130 games played and 29 annotationsin addition to being part of the team that obtained the Colombian Cup 1989.
After the Cardinal team, he went to América de Cali where he won two first division tournaments. Later the footballer He ended up in Palmeiras, Naples and Real Madridwhich without a doubt already allowed us to affirm that he was an elite player.
With Corinthians won the Club World Cup, also in his tour of Brazil he wore the shirt of Santos and Cruzeiro.
With the Colombian National Team he played three Qualifiers World Cup players, the same number of America Cups Y three world cupswhere he had the opportunity to score a goal (vs Germany in 1990)but beyond this, the volume of play that he generated for the ‘tricolor’ was difficult to see in his absence.
