Former Colombian soccer star Freddy Rincon, who was captain of the national team and midfielder at Real Madrid, died on Wednesday in Cali, southwestern Colombia, after suffering a crash. the road two days earlier, his doctors said.
The 55-year-old ex-player was hospitalized Monday in critical condition, after a violent collision between a bus and the van in which he was traveling.
"Despite all the efforts made by our medical team, patient Freddy Eusebio Rincon Valencia died today," the Imabanaco clinic in Cali, where he was being treated, said in a statement.
Nicknamed "El Coloso" ("the colossus"), Rincon had been one of the stars of the Colombian national team during the 1990 World Cup in Italy and the golden generation qualified for three consecutive World Cups (1990, 1994 and 1998).
He played for Real Madrid (Spain), Naples (Italy), Palmeiras and Corinthians (Brazil) and America de Cali (Colombia).
