Rincon (footballer, born 1994)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is da Rocha.

Rincon Teixeira da Rocha (born 22 July 1994), known simply as Rincon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cabofriense as a forward.

Rincon

Personal information
Full name	Rincon Teixeira da Rocha
Date of birth	(1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ubá, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cabofriense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Santa Cruz-RJ	31	(23)
2019–	Cabofriense	8	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2019

Club career

Santa Cruz-RJ

Born in Ubá, Minas Gerais, Rincon only played amateur football well into his 20s.^[1] In 2017, he joined Santa Cruz-RJ for the Campeonato Carioca Série B2.

Rincon made his senior debut on 25 June 2017, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Bela Vista.^[2] On 21 August, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 away defeat of Juventus-RJ,^[3] and finished the year with 13 goals in 13 appearances, as his side achieved promotion to the Campeonato Carioca Série B1.^[4]

During the 2018 campaign, Rincon scored ten times as his side was relegated back to the third division.

Cabofriense

On 12 November 2018, Rincon joined Cabofriense for the ensuing Campeonato Carioca.^[5] He made his debut for the club on 20 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael and scoring the last in a 3–1 home defeat of Botafogo.^[6]

On 2 March 2019, Rincon scored twice in a 4–1 routing at Americano.^[7] Fifteen days later, he scored the opener in a 2–0 home success over Vasco da Gama, thus removing the club's unbeaten status in the year.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2019^[9]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Conmebol		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santa Cruz	2017	Carioca B2	—		13	13	—		—		—		13	13
	2018	Carioca B1	—		18	10	—		—		1^[a]	0	19	10
	Total		—		31	23	—		—		1	0	32	23
Cabofriense	2019	Carioca	—		8	4	—		—		—		8	4
Career total			0	0	39	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	40	27

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio

References

1. "Fã do Fenômeno, autor de 5 gols, Rincon diz: "Meta é deixar o Santa Cruz lá em cima"" [Fan of Fenômeno, scorer of 5 goals, Rincon says: "Goal is to leave Santa Cruz high up"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
2. "Santa Cruz abre vantagem, mas permite empate do Bela Vista na Bariri" [Santa Cruz build advantage, but allow Bela Vista to draw at the Bariri] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
3. "Santa Cruz bate Juventus e vai para as semifinais do turno e do acesso" [Santa Cruz defeat Juventus and go to the semifinals of the phase and the promotion] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
4. "Artilheiro da Terceirona, Rincon garante que permanece no Santa Cruz" [Top scorer of the Terceirona, Rincon assures that he stays at Santa Cruz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
5. "Cabofriense acerta a chegada de Rincón, centroavante ex-Santa Cruz" [Cabofriense sign Rincón, former Santa Cruz centre forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
6. "Botafogo perde para a Cabofriense de virada e inicia o Carioca com derrota" [Botafogo lose to Cabofriense with a comeback and start the Carioca with a defeat] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
7. "Cabofriense goleia o Americano pelo Campeonato Carioca" [Cabofriense thrash Americano for the Campeonato Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
8. "Vasco perde chances e sofre a primeira derrota no ano: Cabofriense 2 a 0" [Vasco miss out chances and suffer first defeat in the year: Cabofriense 2–0] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
9. Rincon at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

External links

• Rincon at Soccerway