Freddy Rincón was one of the best players in the history of Colombia and despite not being a striker he scored a large number of goals. The games between Santa Fe and America are a great rivalry and the ‘Colossus of Buenaventura’ played in both teams.
Rafael Pachon He was a steel importer who went to Buenaventura a lot, his brother Efraín was the president of Santa Fe in 1986. Rafael had his eye on several players from the Atletico Buenaventura, an amateur club from Valle del Cauca. The team played a final in Bogotá and Santa Fe lent them its facilities so that they could concentrate there before the match. Bonaventure stayed champion and five players stayed in the ‘cardinal’ box.
One of those young men was Freddy Rincon which finished forming Jorge Luis Pinto the then Santa Fe coach. Rincón made his debut in 1987 at the age of 20 and very quickly won the position. The Santander coach used it attacking midfielder, striker, midfielder in several places and even central defense. Ultimately, he found his ideal position as a mixed midfielder, a two-area player.
The player who took the ball with which Freddy Rincón scored against Germany
By 1988, the people from the capital had other players such as: Eduardo NiñoJorge BalbisWilliam Morales, German Morales, Wilmer CabreraManuel Acisclo Córdoba, Armando ‘The chicken’ Diaz, among others. Under the command of Diego Edison tomorrow They qualified for the final octagonal again to fight for the title against the favorites: Millonarios, América and Atlético Nacional.
for the sixth day Santa Fe received America in El Campin. On Wednesday, November 16, Gabriel’s team entered ‘El Campín’ Ochoa Uribe with a list full of good players: Julio Falcioni, Víctor Luna, Sergio SantínAnthony from ÁvilaRicardo GarecaMiguel ‘Niche’ Warrior, among others. Santa Fe played better, but found Julio Falcioni’s wall that seemed unbeatable.
The strong discussion between the ‘Pibe’ and Rincón in a Colombia vs. Bolivia
In the first minutes of the second half there was an action of dangerous game in the area and referee Jaime Correa signaled an indirect free kick. The ‘Tricycle’ Cordoba He rolled the ball to Freddy Rincón who finished off hard and low over the América barrier. Álvaro Aponte He opened his legs a little, the ball went through there and entered the goal as if in slow motion.
Julius Caesar Falcioni he angrily protested against his partner for not standing firm at the barrier. Wilmer Cabrera in the final minutes made it 2-0 with a shot from mid-range. Freddy Rincón had a great performance and in 1990 he went to America where he won two titles.
The fight between Asprilla and Rincón for the low prizes they received in the selection
