Former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincón is in a “very critical” state after undergoing surgery to be injured along with four other people this Monday in a traffic accident in the city of Cali. Dr. Laureano Quintero, a doctor at the Imbanaco Clinic, reported that after two hours and 45 minutes of surgeryRincón has been transferred to the intensive care unit, where at the moment his prognosis is still reserved.
“His condition, given the very delicate obstacles found in surgery, is very critical, for which we are and will continue to deploy everything it requires “, Quintero informed the media. According to local media, the accident happened this Monday morning around the Pascual Guerrero stadium, when the van in which Rincón was goingwho was an idol of the Colombian national team, collided with a public transport bus in Cali.
Rincón, as well as the three companions and the bus driver they were wounded; and the former footballer he was transferred to the Imbanaco clinic in Cali. This care center initially reported that Rincón was undergoing an assessment by a team of specialists who “He has made the decision to carry out a procedure surgical procedure that is being carried out at the moment ”.
“We would like to inform you, with the prior permission of the family, that Freddy Rincón has been admitted to the clinic victim of severe cranioencephalic trauma“Their condition is critical,” said Laureano Quintero, head of the Imbanaco Clinic, at a press conference. The doctor explained that “by interdisciplinary decision, he was taken to the operating room, and will move to the intensive care unit. Our whole team will deploy everything you need.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash and whether Rincón was driving the truck that crashed into the bus at the crossroads of two streets. Rincón, 55 years old, is a sports commentator in different media. The steering wheel is remembered because scored the goal with which Colombia tied 1-1 with Germany in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, a draw with which the coffee team qualified for the first round for the round of 16 of a World Cup.
In addition to playing for Real Madrid (1995-1996), he did the same with the Italian Naples (1994-1995) and with the Brazilian clubs Palmeiras, Santos and Cruzeiro. He also played in the Corinthians from Sao Paulo, the club with which he won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000 and which he considers one of his great idols. In Colombia he defended the colors of the Independent Santa Fe and Cali America.
