Former player Freddy Rincón is transferred to a clinic after starring in a spectacular accident in Cali

Around dawn this Monday -April 11- there was a spectacular traffic accident on Calle 5 with Carrera 34, in Cali, between an MIO feeder bus and a private van. One of those affected is former Colombian professional soccer player Freddy Rincón, who is undergoing evaluation at the Imbanaco Clinic. It was also confirmed that two women who were on board in the van with Rincón were injured; also the bus driver, who were transferred to different hospitals.

In the videos that circulate on social networks, the road accident can be evidenced. The MIO bus was totally destroyed in the front part, while the Ford truck with UGR-410 license plates, in which Rincón was traveling, is seen destroyed on its right side.

The city’s firefighters arrived at the scene to attend to the accident, which generated great vehicular congestion in that sector.

It is also confirmed that the health status of the Buenos Aires footballer, so far he is stable and continues to be treated at the Imbanaco Clinic.

On the other hand, a video was known that was recorded by a man who passed through the accident site, in which he films the soccer player when he got out of the truck in which he had an accident, which generated discontent on the part of Freddy Rincón. “Don’t go recording that I’m taking that phone away from you,” Rincón is heard saying, while the man recording says: “he’s drunk.” At the end, the voice of a woman is heard, who, sobbing and in the middle of screaming, says: “no, sir”.

In 2013 he had suffered another traffic accident

A serious traffic accident on the roads of Valle del Cauca suffered former professional soccer player Freddy Rincón, in 2013.

The former idol of the Colombian team lost control of his vehicle, a Mazda CX-7 truck, when it was traveling on the dual carriageway that joins the municipalities of Buga and Andalusia, in the southwest of the country.

Police sources from that department indicated at the time that The former soccer player lost control of his vehicle and it overturned. Rain and speeding are listed as possible causes of the incident that fortunately left no fatalities.

It is known that Rincón suffered fractures in one of his arms and a severe blow to the head.

The former member of the Colombian senior team was urgently referred to the San José de Buga hospital, Valle. Where he underwent surgery and where he is now confined in the intensive care unit.

Recent intervention as a commentator

In recent weeks, the country has had to live with the discontent of not reaching the World Cup this year; about it, Freddy Rincón spoke with SEMANA.

“When you see reality as a former soccer player, you see things differently. The game of the Colombian National Team does not bring any hope having other teams such as Peru and Uruguay above it, “said the former player.

Rincón considers that “the one who has the greatest fault is the coach, because of the decisions and the confidence that he must transmit.”

However, the soccer player from Buenaventura did not take away the responsibility of the soccer players. “Rebellion has been missing for a long time. Seven games without goals is not normal. The rebellion had to be a long time ago and it wasn’t. I do not exempt the coach in any way because he is the one who assembles the team on the pitch, but within it the players are the ones who decide”.

“Two games without goals is already a lot, that should have been fixed by now, but we have reached seven,” said Freddy, worried about the drought of more than 600 minutes that the national team accumulates.

The strongest criticism was related to the attitude of the players against Peru and Argentina. “To win you need attitude, desire, love for the shirt. So much has been lost.”

Regarding Falcao’s statements in which he aired Reinaldo Rueda’s request for holding the zero in the match against Argentina, Rincón pointed out that “a player of that category cannot go out and say that, on the court you have to rebel. The technician gives his idea, but one has to rebel. Limiting myself only to what the coach says does not seem like a clear solution to me”.

He didn’t leave James out of his critique either. “The fault of these things of the National Team lies with you journalists. In Colombia they deified the boys a lot and nothing can be said. We, from another era, say something about them and we are already enemies, ”he launched.

“When I talk about players they say that I envy them. I don’t care because I have my own opinion. I don’t know James, I never exchanged a word, but he lost his way in this profession. In the conditions that he is in I would not call him, he is a player who walks the court in one of the easiest qualifying rounds”, he pointed out about the performance of the 10 on the court.