Tomás Rincón

ABOUT TOMÁS RINCÓN

Venezuelan professional soccer player who is known for playing as a defensive midfielder and full-back for Italian Serie B club Sampdoria and the Venezuela national team.

He began his career at UA Maracaibo. He then joined Zamora in January of 2007. In 2004, aged 16, he moved to UA Maracaibo, and made his senior debut during the 2006-07 season, playing with the B-team in the Venezuelan Segunda División and scoring two goals.

He played his first senior international game for Venezuela in the year 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In July of 2011, he was voted Adidas' Best Player at the 2011 Copa América, held in Argentina.

He and his wife Karina Rincón have been married since the year 2012. They have a son and a daughter together.

He has played alongside teammate Yangel Herrera on the Venezuela national team.