5 other folks have been injured within the coincidence, which concerned a van with 4 occupants, together with the previous participant, and a bus, the Undersecretary of Mobility of Cali, Edwing Candelo, advised the newspaper, El País Cali.
Cali’s The Imbanaco Medical institution mentioned “in spite of all of the efforts made by way of our clinical and help workforce, the affected person Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia, has died as of late April 13, 2022.”
“There’ll by no means be a approach to categorical what this in point of fact method for us, we invite all of the nation to keep in mind him with happiness for the entirety that he introduced into existence together with his wearing successes,” the health facility added.
A ‘painful loss’
Rincón performed in 3 Global Cups — 1990, 1994 and 1998 — and scored 17 objectives in 84 video games for Colombia.
The Colombian Soccer Federation paid tribute, announcing in a commentary: “It is a massive loss for his friends and family, and on the identical time is a regrettable loss for our recreation, the place we will pass over him and keep in mind him with nice care, appreciation, recognize and admiration.”
“We ship power, reinforce and our condolences to his circle of relatives, hoping that they may be able to reinforce this unhappy and painful loss,” the commentary added.
Actual Madrid, who Rincón performed for between 1995 and 1996, additionally paid tribute to him, expressing “condolences and care and affection to all of his circle of relatives, teammates and bosses, his golf equipment and all his family members.”
Born in 1966 in Buenaventura, in western Colombia, he was once some of the key gamers of his nation’s golden era within the Nineties.
Particularly, he scored in opposition to West Germany on the 1990 Global Cup in Milan’s San Siro stadium, his function coming past due within the sport to safe a 1-1 draw giving Colombia a spot within the round-of-16 after the rustic’s 28-year absence from the event.
Rincón additionally scored two objectives in a famed 5-0 win in opposition to Argentina in Buenos Aires in 1993.
In Colombia, he performed for Santa Fe and América de Cali, with whom he gained 3 trophies.
In 1994, Rincón joined Brazilian membership Palmeiras, sooner than then shifting to Europe. He performed for Italian membership Napoli after which joined Spanish massive Actual Madrid, changing into the primary Colombian footballer to play for the Los angeles Liga membership.
Rincón returned to Brazil in 1996, the place he gained 3 native titles and a Membership Global Cup with Corinthians.
He retired as a participant in 2004 and later coached 3rd department groups in Brazil. He was once an assistant to former Brazil trainer Vanderlei Luxemburgo at Atlético Mineiro in 2010 and to Jorge Luis Pinto at Millonarios de Colombia in 2019.
Matias Grez contributed reporting.
