Tomás Rincón

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rincón and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Tomás Rincón
Personal information
Full name Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández
Date of birth 13 January 1988 (1988-01-13) (age 24)
Place of birth San Cristobal, Venezuela
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hamburger SV
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2006 Maracaibo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Maracaibo 0 (0)
2007–2008 Zamora 31 (1)
2008–2009 Deportivo Táchira 18 (0)
2009 → Hamburger SV (loan) 1 (0)
2009– Hamburger SV 49 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Venezuela U20 6 (0)
2008– Venezuela 42 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:35, 20 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011

Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández (born 13 January 1988 in San Cristobal, Táchira) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right back for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He currently captains the Venezuela national football team.

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Career

Rincón began his career at UA Maracaibo. Then he joined Zamora FC in January 2007, playing 33 games and scoring one goal, up to July 2008.[1] In July 2008, he joined Deportivo Táchira and signed a contract up to 2010.

The 22 year old midfielder played on loan at Hamburger SV.[2] On 30 January 2009, he signed a contract until 31 December 2009.[3] He played his first match for Hamburg on 4 March 2009 against SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the DFB-Pokal.[4] He debuted in the Bundesliga on 4 April 2009 as a substitute in the 87th minute in a 1–0 win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. On 10 December 2009, Hamburger SV purchased him from his former club Deportivo Táchira.[5] On the same day, he signed a contract until 30 June 2014.[6]

Club statistics

Accurate as of 4 December 2011

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zamora 2007–08 31 1 0 0 2 0 33 1
Total 31 1 0 0 2 0 33 1
Deportivo Táchira 2008–09 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Hamburger SV 2008–09 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
2009–10 17 0 0 0 11 0 28 0
2010–11 19 0 2 0 — 21 0
2011–12 10 0 1 0 — 11 0
Total 47 0 4 0 13 0 64 0
Career totals 96 1 4 0 15 0 115 1

International career

He played his first game in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier for Venezuela. Rincón played with U 20 at Sudamericana sub-20 in Paraguay. On 22 July 2011, Rincón was voted Adidas' Best Player at the 2011 Copa América, in Argentina. He received 65% of the total votes while 10 candidates were competing.[7]

Honours

Club

Deportivo Táchira

Individual

References

  1. ^ http://labarradeldeporte.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1409&Itemid=1
  2. ^ "VERTRAGSVERHANDLUNGEN: BLEIBT RINCON BEIM HSV?" (in German). hsv3000.de. http://www.hsv3000.de/t_rincon.html. 
  3. ^ "HSV verpflichtet Tomás Rincón" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 30 January 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/25532/hsv-verpflichtet-tomas-rincon.html. Retrieved 6 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Hamburger SV - SV Wehen Wiesbaden" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 4 March 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spielbericht/935801/hamburger-sv_sv-wehen-wiesbaden/spielverlauf/index.html. Retrieved 6 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "HSV nimmt Tomás Rincón unter Vertrag" (in German). hsv.de. 10 December 2009. http://www.hsv.de/teams/meldungen/bundesliga/dezember/hsv-nimmt-tomas-rincon/. Retrieved 6 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "HSV bindet Rincón" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 10 December 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/33686/hsv-bindet-rincon.html. Retrieved 6 August 2010. 
  7. ^ "Haedo, en el Top 10 del “mejor jugador” de la Copa" (in Spanish). paraguay.com. 20 July 2011. http://www.paraguay.com/deportes/haedo-en-el-top-10-del-mejor-jugador-de-la-copa-73221. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 

External links

Venezuela squad – 2011 Copa América Fourth Place
Hamburger SV – current squad