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

Rincón at practice with HSV in 2013.
Personal information
Full nameTomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández
Date of birth13 January 1988
Place of birthSan Cristobal, Venezuela
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Genoa
Number88
Youth career
2003–2006Maracaibo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2008Zamora33(1)
2008–2009Deportivo Táchira18(0)
2009–2014Hamburger SV106(0)
2014–Genoa15(0)
National team‡
2006–2007Venezuela U206(0)
2008–Venezuela56(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 May 2014

Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández (born 13 January 1988) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right back. He currently co-captains the Venezuela national football team and currently plays for Genoa CFC in the Serie A.

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. He played his first match for Hamburg on 4 March 2009 against SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the DFB-Pokal. 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,[3] Rincon signing a contract until 30 June 2014. In the summer of 2014 Rincon joined Serie A side Genoa.

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.[4]

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.
  3. ↑ "HSV nimmt Tomás Rincón unter Vertrag" (in German). hsv.de. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Haedo, en el Top 10 del "mejor jugador" de la Copa" (in Spanish). paraguay.com. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.

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