Carlos Eduardo de Castro Lourenço (born 31 May 1987), commonly known as Rincón, is a Brazilian

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who is currently unemployed after most recently playing for KSV Roeselare in the

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as a defender.

Football career

Early career

From an early age, Rincón was tipped to be the natural successor to Brazilian and Milan defender Cafu. The young right back became known for his attacking flair and soon signed a pre-contract with

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, where he was expected to progress at a quick rate. Rincón stayed in São Paulo and signed a three-year contract in June 2003. New FIFA rules, which came into effect in January 2004, prevented international transfers of players under-18, thus he was unable to obtain a work permit. Rincón never joined Manchester United and later left for Internazionale (via Empoli).

Italy

In the summer of 2006, Rincon moved to Italian Serie A side

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, like Maxwell, Rincon officially became Internazionale player at the mid of season as Empoli borrow the non-EU registration quota. Rincón remained on loan for the rest of the 2006–07 season. He played two matches for Empoli in the

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. In the 2007–08 season, he played in two

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matches. In summer 2008, he left for

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on loan, followed the next year by a loan move to Piacenza. On the last day of the 2010 transfer window, Rincon joined

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in a co-ownership deal with Inter, but after only 6 months, he was loaned out to

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side, Grosseto.

France

On 18 August 2011, he signed a two-year contract with French

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outfit

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References

External links

Profile at La GazzettaCBF Archive
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