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Diogo Rincón
Personal information
Full name Diogo Augusto Pacheco da Fontoura
Date of birth (1980-04-18) 18 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Internacional 32 (3)
2002–2009 Dynamo Kyiv 129 (46)
2002Dynamo-2 Kyiv 3 (1)
2008Corinthians (loan) 11 (2)
2009–2011 Kavala 25 (4)
2012 Canoas 4 (1)
Total 204 (57)
International career
1997 Brazil U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diogo Augusto Pacheco da Fontoura, nickname Diogo Rincón or just Rincón (Ukrainian: Діого Рінкон; born on 18 April 1980) is a retired professional Brazilian football player, who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he had depression and alcohol problems, but has since recovered.[1]

He became the first South American footballer in Ukraine who was among the best scorers in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Early life

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Rincon started playing football at the age of ten.[2]

Club career

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Rincón was a product of Internacional's youth academy and was a featured regular prior to his transfer to Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv in 2002.[3] Unlike many other South Americans who were unable to succeed at Dynamo, Rincon is one of the few successes, having claimed a starting role at Dynamo after his first year at the Ukrainian club. Rincon holds the record for the fastest goal in Dynamo's European history – 24 seconds against Turkish club Fenerbahçe on 8 August 2006 in a UEFA Champions League qualifier.[4]

In February 2008, Rincón left FC Dynamo Kyiv and joined on loan to Corinthians,[5] in November 2008 turned back to Ukraine.[6] On 25 April 2009, the Brazilian midfielder has terminated his contract with Dynamo Kyiv upon his request, he was a free agent and returned to Brazil.[7] The player who plays in the attacking midfielder role signed on 25 July 2009 with Kavala he comes on a free transfer and signed until June 2010.[8]

International career

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Rincón is former member of the U-17 Brazil squad that won the U-17 World Cup in 1997.

Career statistics

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Club

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup Europe Total
2002–03 Dynamo Kyiv Premier League 23 10 7 4 6 1 36 15
2003–04 29 5 6 2 8 4 43 11
2004–05 25 10 7 6 10 3 42 19
2005–06 23 10 4 0 2 0 29 10
2006–07 16 7 3[a] 1 6 3 25 11
2007–08 13 4 1 0 5 1 19 5
Total 129 46 28 13 37 12 194 71
  1. ^ Including 1 match in Ukrainian Super Cup

Honours

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Campeonato Gaucho: 2002

Ukrainian Premier League: 2003, 2004, 2007

Ukrainian Cup: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

References

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