In the early hours of this Monday, April 11, he presented a strong traffic accident between a truck and a feeder bus of the Western Integrated Mass Transportation System (Mio) on Calle 5 with Carrera 34 in the city of Cali, near the Pascual Guerrero stadium. Four people were moving in the private vehicle, among them, former soccer player Freddy Rincónwho is under reserved prognosis.
The injured were transferred to a health center and the Imbanaco Clinic, where Rincón is treated, published a statement confirming that the former player underwent surgery: “After the evaluations carried out, the team of specialists in charge of the patient has made the decision to perform a surgical procedure”.
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Rincón, with severe head trauma
“With prior authorization from the relatives, you want to inform that Freddy Eusebio Rincón was admitted this morning as a victim of severe head trauma. His conditions are very critical, due to an interdisciplinary decision of our entire team, he was taken to the operating room area where he will go to the intensive care area. All the pertinent care will be applied and our entire team of specialists will be deploying everything necessary. The situation is critical”, reported Laureano Quintero, medical chief of this hospital center.
The front of the Mio feeder bus, that ended up colliding with the column of a building, was totally destroyed, while the truck had its greatest impact on the right side and ended up on the platform against a traffic signal.
A legend of Colombian football
In Colombian professional football, he defended the colors of Independiente Santa Fe and América de Cali. He was in two great ones in Europe like Napoli and Real Madrid and returned to South America to play for important clubs in Brazil: Palmeiras, Corinthians, Santos and Cruzeiro, winning local titles with Verdao and Timao, including the 2000 Club World Cup with the latter.
He scored one of the most important goals in the history of the Colombian National Team against Germany in Italy 90 to seal the 1-1 in time served in San Siro and qualify the Tricolor for the first time to the round of 16 of a World Cup. He was also present and opened the 0-5 win over Argentina at the Monumental and played in the World Cups in the United States 94 and France 98.
