Diogo Augusto Pacheco da Fontoura, nickname Diogo Rincón or just Rincón ( uk, Діого Рінкон; born on 18 April 1980 in

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, Rio Grande do Sul) is a retired professional

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ian football player, who played as a

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. After retiring, he had depression and alcohol problems, but has since recovered. He became the first South American footballer in Ukraine who was among the best scorers in the

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Early life

Rincon started playing football at the age of ten.

Club career

Rincón was a product of

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's youth academy and was a featured regular prior to his transfer to Ukrainian giants

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in 2002. 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

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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

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qualifier. In February 2008, Rincón left

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and joined on loan to

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, in November 2008 turned back to

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. 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. The player who plays in the attacking midfielder role signed on 25 July 2009 with

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he comes on a free transfer and signed until June 2010.Diogo Rincón, ex-Corinthians, acerta contrato com equipe grega
on www.terra.com.br

International career

Rincón is former member of the U-17 Brazil squad that won the U-17 World Cup in

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Campeonato Gaucho: 2002

: 2003, 2004, 2007

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: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

References

External links

Official team website
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CBF
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