Diogo Rincón
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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
- http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/diogo-rincon
- Diogo Rincón at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)