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Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [toˈmas riŋˈkon]; born 13 January 1988) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back for Italian Serie A club Sampdoria and the Venezuela national team, which he captains.

Tomás Rincón

Rincón with Genoa in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth	San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sampdoria
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2006	Maracaibo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Zamora	33	(1)
2008–2009	Deportivo Táchira	18	(0)
2009–2014	Hamburger SV	106	(0)
2014–2017	Genoa	78	(3)
2017–2018	Juventus	13	(0)
2017–2018	→ Torino (loan)	36	(1)
2018–2022	Torino	109	(5)
2022	→ Sampdoria (loan)	17	(0)
2022–	Sampdoria	14	(0)
National team‡
2006–2007	Venezuela U20	6	(3)
2008–	Venezuela[3]	121	(1)
Honours Men's football Representing  Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Rincón began his career at UA Maracaibo. Then he joined Zamora in January 2007, playing 33 games and scoring one goal, up to July 2008.[4] In July 2008, Rincón joined Deportivo Táchira and signed a contract up to 2010.

Hamburger SV

The 22-year-old midfielder played on loan at German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.[5] On 30 January 2009, he signed a contract until 31 December 2009. Rincón played his first match for Hamburg on 4 March 2009 against Wehen Wiesbaden in the DFB-Pokal.

He debuted in the Bundesliga on 4 April 2009 as a substitute in the 87th minute in a 1–0 win against 1899 Hoffenheim. On 10 December 2009, Hamburger SV purchased him from his former club Deportivo Táchira.[6] Rincón signed a contract until 30 June 2014.

Genoa

On 31 July 2014 Rincón was signed by Italian club Genoa on a free transfer, and on 24 August, he played his first official match with the Gialloblu in an away game, valid for the third qualifying round of the Coppa Italia, won 1–0 against Lanciano. He made his debut in Serie A on 31 August against Napoli. With Genoa he finished in 6th place, qualifying for the Europa League, but was denied because Genoa failed to obtain a UEFA license.

The next season Rincón made his debut in the league in the second round, in a home game won 2–0 against Hellas Verona. On 22 November 2015 he scored his first goal for Genoa in the game won against Sassuolo. Overall, he made 83 appearances and scored 3 goals with Genoa.

Juventus

In the middle of the 2016–17 season, Rincón was linked with a move to defending Serie A champions Juventus during the January transfer window; he ultimately signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Turin-based club on 3 January 2017 for a reported fee of €8 million, becoming the first Venezuelan ever to represent the Bianconeri, and was given the number 28 shirt.[7] He made his debut for the Turin side on 8 January, coming on as a substitute for Sami Khedira in a 3–0 home win over Bologna, in Serie A.[8] On 14 March, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with the club, coming on as a substitute for Paulo Dybala, in a 1–0 home win over Porto, in the second leg of the round of 16.[9]

Torino

On 11 August 2017, Rincón was loaned to Torino for the 2017–18 season for €3 million, with a €6 million conditional obligation to buy.[10][11] After the player had reached the condition on appearance for Torino, the club bought him outright on 6 January 2018.[12][13] The deal was officially confirmed by Juventus on 5 February.[14][15]

Sampdoria

On 8 January 2022, he joined Sampdoria on loan.[16] On 5 July 2022, Rincón returned to Sampdoria on a permanent basis with a one-year contract.[17]

International career

Rincón played for the Venezuela national under-20 team at Sudamericana sub-20, held in Paraguay. He played his first senior international game for Venezuela in 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. On 22 July 2011, he was voted Adidas' Best Player at the 2011 Copa América, held in Argentina, receiving 65% of the total votes against ten candidates.[18] Venezuela finished the tournament in fourth place.[19] He later also took part at the 2015 Copa América,[20] and the Copa América Centenario in 2016 with Venezuela,[21] serving as his team's captain in the latter tournament.[22] He scored his first international goal on 16 November 2018, netting the equalising goal from the penalty spot in a 1–1 friendly away draw against Japan.[23] He was also a member of the Venezuelan team that took part at the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[24] On 14 October 2019, Rincón made his 100th international appearance for Venezuela against Trinidad and Tobago.[25]

Style of play

Nicknamed el general (The General, in Spanish), Rincón is quick, physical, versatile, and hard-working player, who is capable of playing in several midfield and defensive positions. Although he is usually deployed in the centre, as a defensive midfielder in front of the back-line, he is also capable of playing as a full-back, wing-back, or wide midfielder along the right flank. He has even been deployed in a box-to-box role, or as an offensive-minded central midfielder on occasion, known as the mezzala role in Italy. A strong, tenacious, and well-rounded footballer, with solid technique, a powerful shot, and an ability to provide assists for his teammates, he is mainly known for his anticipation, tactical intelligence, energy, and ball-winning abilities, as well as his strong personality, tenacity, dedication, professionalism, strength of character, and leadership.[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022.[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zamora	2007–08	Venezuelan Primera División	33	1	2	2	—		35	3
	Total		33	1	2	2	0	0	35	3
Deportivo Táchira	2008–09	Venezuelan Primera División	18	0	0	0	—		18	0
	Total		18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Hamburger SV	2008–09	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2009–10	Bundesliga	17	0	0	0	11[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	0
	2010–11	Bundesliga	19	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2011–12	Bundesliga	27	0	3	0	—		30	0
	2012–13	Bundesliga	20	0	0	0	—		20	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	22	0	4	0	—		26	0
	Total		106	0	10	0	13	0	129	0
Genoa	2014–15	Serie A	29	0	2	0	—		31	0
	2015–16	Serie A	33	3	1	0	—		34	3
	2016–17	Serie A	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
	Total		79	3	4	0	—		83	3
Juventus	2016–17	Serie A	13	0	3	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	19	0
Torino (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	36	1	2	0	—		38	1
Torino	2018–19	Serie A	34	3	3	1	—		37	4
	2019–20	Serie A	32	1	2	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	1
	2020–21	Serie A	36	1	3	0	—		39	1
	2021–22	Serie A	7	0	2	0	—		9	0
	Total		145	6	12	1	5	0	162	7
Sampdoria (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
Sampdoria	2022–23	Serie A	14	0	2	0	—		16	0
	Total		31	0	3	0	—		34	0
Career total			430	10	34	3	21	0	485	13

International

As of match played 15 November 2022.[35]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Venezuela
	2008	13	0
	2009	10	0
	2010	6	0
	2011	14	0
	2012	4	0
	2013	7	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	11	0
	2016	14	0
	2017	5	0
	2018	5	1
	2019	10	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	8	0
Total		121	1

International goals

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.[35]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2018	Ōita Bank Dome, Ōita, Japan	Japan	1–1	1–1	2018 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Juventus[3]

• Serie A: 2016–17
• Coppa Italia: 2016–17

National

Venezuela

• Kirin Cup: 2019[36][37]
• Copa América 4th place (copper medal): 2011[38]

Individual

• Adidas' Best Player of the 2011 Copa América[18]

See also

• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

References

External links

• Tomás Rincón at Soccerway
• Tomás Rincón at ESPN FC
• HSV Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-20) (in German)
• Tomás Rincón at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tomás Rincón at kicker.de (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Tomás Rincón

Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernandez (* 13. Januar 1988 in San Cristóbal) ist ein venezolanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Tomás Rincón

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[es] Tomás Rincón

Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández (San Cristóbal, 13 de enero de 1988) es un futbolista venezolano que juega como centrocampista y su equipo actual es la U. C. Sampdoria de la Serie A de Italia.[3]

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[fr] Tomás Rincón

Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández, né le 13 janvier 1988 à San Cristóbal au Venezuela, est un footballeur international vénézuélien évoluant au poste de milieu défensif à l'UC Sampdoria.

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[it] Tomás Rincón

Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández (San Cristóbal, 13 gennaio 1988) è un calciatore venezuelano, centrocampista della Sampdoria e della nazionale venezuelana, della quale è capitano.

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[ru] Ринкон, Томас

Тома́с Эдуа́рдо Ринко́н Эрна́ндес (исп. Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández; 13 января 1988, Сан-Кристобаль, Венесуэла) — венесуэльский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Сампдория» и капитан сборной Венесуэлы[4].

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