Freddy Rincón

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Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (born August 14, 1966 in Buenaventura, Colombia), is a Colombian football (soccer) player, now retired.

Rincón began his career at Atlético Buenaventura in 1986. He also played for: Independiente Santa Fé and América de Cali (Colombia), Napoli (Italy), Real Madrid (Spain), Palmeiras, Santos, and Corinthians (Brazil).

Rincón scored 17 goals in 84 caps for the Colombian national team, playing in the 1990, 1994, and 1998 World Cups.

His most important and most memorable goal is the one he scored against West Germany in Milan, Italy on June 16th during the 1990 World Cup. Playing into injury time, the ball went into the net just after having gone between the legs of West German goalie, Bodo Illgner, to tie the game 1 to 1 and send Colombia to the second round. West Germany would eventually become the world champion, winning all its games, except the one against Colombia. During a qualyfing match for the 1994 World Cup on September 6, 1993 against Argentina, he scored the first goal of the game receiving the ball from teammate Carlos Valderrama and passing Argentinean goalie, Sergio Goycochea before scoring.

He has been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since August 20, 2005. He was baptized in São Paulo Perdizes Stake in Brazil.

In 2005, he started a football manager career, after he was hired as Iraty manager for the 2006 season ^[1]. On September 27, 2006, Rincón was hired as São Bento's manager. ^[2]

Currently (2007) Ricon is under criminal investigation in Colombia. He's facing charges of collaboration (money laundering) with cocaine king pin Pablo Rayo Montaño. (http://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/2007-03-15/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3476116.html)

[edit] References

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhco8tT25S8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFPgoEhiDXs&mode=related&search=

^ (Portuguese) Rincón inicia carreira de treinador de futebol - Esportes Terra (December 26, 2005)
^ (Portuguese) Colombiano Rincón comanda 1° treino no São Bento - Esportes Terra (September 27, 2006)

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Rincón Best Goal (in Spanish)

	Colombia squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Higuita \| 2 Escobar \| 3 Gildardo Gómez \| 4 Herrera \| 5 Villa \| 6 Pérez \| 7 Estrada \| 8 Gabriel Gómez \| 9 Guerrero \| 10 Valderrama \| 11 Redín \| 12 Niño \| 13 Hoyos \| 14 Álvarez \| 15 Perea \| 16 Iguarán \| 17 Cassiani \| 18 Cabrera \| 19 Rincón \| 20 Fajardo \| 21 Mendoza \| 22 Hernández \| Coach: Maturana

	Colombia squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Córdoba \| 2 Escobar \| 3 Mendoza \| 4 Herrera \| 5 Gaviria \| 6 Gómez \| 7 de Ávila \| 8 Lozano \| 9 Valenciano \| 10 Valderrama \| 11 Valencia \| 12 Mondragón \| 13 Ortiz \| 14 Álvarez \| 15 Perea \| 16 Aristizábal \| 17 Serna \| 18 Cortés \| 19 Rincón \| 20 Pérez \| 21 Asprilla \| 22 Pazo \| Coach: Maturana

	Colombia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 O. Córdoba \| 2 I. Córdoba \| 3 Palacios \| 4 Santa \| 5 Bermúdez \| 6 Serna \| 7 de Ávila \| 8 Lozano \| 9 Valencia \| 10 Valderrama \| 11 Asprilla \| 12 Calero \| 13 Cabrera \| 14 Bolaño \| 15 Aristizábal \| 16 Moreno \| 17 Estrada \| 18 Pérez \| 19 Rincón \| 20 Ricard \| 21 Preciado \| 22 Mondragón \| Coach: Gómez