Former Real Madrid midfielder and Colombia international Freddy Rincon has died in hospital following his car crash on Monday morning.
The 55-year-old underwent a three-hour op after suffering severe head injuries and had been “critical” in intensive care following a violent collision with a bus in the Colombian city of Cali. Laureano Quintero, head medic at the private clinic where he had been admitted, announced the retired footballer had died just before midnight last night local time.
The Imbanaco Clinic said in a statement: “Despite all the efforts of our medical team, the patient Freddy Eusebio Rincon Valencia has died today April 13. We deeply regret this outcome, and at the same time offer our most sincere condolences to relatives, friends, acquaintances and fans.
