Hipólito "Poli" Rincón Povedano (born 28 April 1957) is a Spanish former

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who played as a striker. He played mainly for

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and

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in a 13-year career, amassing

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totals of 239 games and 81 goals. Having won 22

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for

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, Rincón appeared with the national team at the 1986 World Cup.

Club career

Rincón was born in Lavapiés,

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. A

youth graduate, he served three loan stints during his tenure, one in the lower leagues with CD Díter Zafra, eventually making his debut for the former's first team on 14 October 1979 in a 3–2 home win against

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and scoring twice as a second-half substitute; he could never impose himself in the

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side's main squad, however, totalling only 16

games from

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. Rincón joined

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for the 1981–82 season, netting 20 league goals in his

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which earned him the

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, even though his team could only rank 11th. He went on to score 93 times in all competitions for the club, and retired at the end of the 1988–89 campaign aged 32 after suffering top-flight relegation. In 2004, Rincón served briefly as Betis neighbours

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. He also worked as a

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for

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and

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International career

Rincón played 22 times and scored ten goals for the Spain national team over three years. His debut came on 27 April 1983 in a

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qualifier against the

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, in

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; in only 15 minutes of play, after replacing

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's Francisco Carrasco, he scored the final 2–0. On 21 December 1983, in his sixth international, Rincón netted four times in Spain's historic 12–1 victory over

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, in a Euro 1984 qualifying match played in

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. He would not be however picked for the finals in France, being selected two years later for the

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squad but making no appearances in

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Career statistics

International

International goals scored by Hipólito Rincón

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 1979–80 *

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: 1979–80 Individual *

: 1982–83

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rincon, Hipolito 1957 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Real Madrid CF players Recreativo de Huelva players Real Valladolid players Real Betis players Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's amateur international footballers Spain men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for Spain Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Pichichi Trophy winners 20th-century Spanish sportsmen