Diogo Rincón
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diogo Augusto Pacheco da Fontoura | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1980 | ||
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) |
2002 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 3 | (1) |
2008 | → Corinthians (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
Rincon started playing football at the age of ten.[2]
Club career
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
Rincón is former member of the U-17 Brazil squad that won the U-17 World Cup in 1997.
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Including 1 match in Ukrainian Super Cup
Honours
Campeonato Gaucho: 2002
Ukrainian Premier League: 2003, 2004, 2007
Ukrainian Cup: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
References
- ^ Diogo Rincón relembra carreira e revela paixão: "Sou colorado desde pequeno. Sou fanático" scinternacional.net
- ^ Диого Ринкон: "Это моя команда!" fcdynamo.kiev.ua
- ^ Кладезь талантів. Латиноамериканці в Україні: зірки поміж тургрупи ua-football.com
- ^ Diogo Rincón rescinde com Dynamo Kiev on www.trivela.com
- ^ Diogo Rincón fala como corintiano on www.globoesporte.globo.com
- ^ Diogo Rincón é dispensado pelo Corinthians on www.esporte.ig.com.br
- ^ Diogo Rincón leaves Dynamo Archived 21 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine on www.ukrainianfootball.com
- ^ Diogo Rincón, ex-Corinthians, acerta contrato com equipe grega on www.terra.com.br
External links
- Official team website
- Diogo Rincón at Sambafoot (archived)
- (in Portuguese) CBF[permanent dead link]
- http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/diogo-rincon
- Diogo Rincón at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- 1980 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Porto Alegre
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players
- Kidnapped Brazilian people
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Kavala F.C. players
- Canoas Sport Club players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ukrainian First League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece