Rincon Teixeira da Rocha (born 22 July 1994), known simply as Rincon, is a Brazilian
footballer who plays for
Cabofriense as a
forward
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Club career
Santa Cruz-RJ
Born in
Ubá,
Minas Gerais, Rincon only played amateur football well into his 20s. In 2017, he joined
Santa Cruz-RJ for the
Campeonato Carioca Série B2
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The current version from 2021 of Campeonato Carioca Série B2 is the fourth-highest lev ...
.
Rincon made his senior debut on 25 June 2017, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–2 home draw against
Bela Vista
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. On 21 August, he scored a
hat-trick in a 4–2 away defeat of
Juventus-RJ, and finished the year with 13 goals in 13 appearances, as his side achieved promotion to the
Campeonato Carioca Série B1.
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
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. 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.
On 2 March 2019, Rincon scored twice in a 4–1 routing at
Americano. Fifteen days later, he scored the opener in a 2–0 home success over
Vasco da Gama
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, thus removing the club's unbeaten status in the year.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Minas Gerais
Brazilian footballers
Association football forwards
Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players