Freddy Rincón's son refers to his dad's controversies with James Rodriguez

The death of Freddy Rincón mourned world sport and Colombian football. The Buenaventura-born was not only an idol in national teams, but broke sporting milestones by being, for example, the first Colombian to sign for Real Madrid, and by qualifying for the Colombian national team to the round of 16 of a World Cup for the first time, with an agonizing against Germany.

His quality as a player and coach led him to be invited on several occasions to the panels of different sports programs on radio and television.

When it came to giving his opinion, the 'Colossus' did not save anything, especially if it was the players of the Colombia national team, although always with respect. Such is the case of James Rodriguez, with whom he had crossings of messages at some points.

Well, after the player's death was known, one of his sons, Freddy Stiven Rincón, said that sometimes he disagreed with the concepts his father gave about Colombian football and its stars.

According to Stiven Rincón, his dad never regretted what he said when they asked for his opinion.

About James Rodriguez, Rincon's young son assured that he never wanted to damage someone's name and only said what he saw on the court.

For now, James, the star of the Colombia national team, has not left a message of condolences for the death of Freddy Rincón on any of his social networks.

Rincón was born in Buenaventura on August 14, 1966. He started playing in the neighborhood and then began a successful sports career at Atlético Buenaventura. There he was discovered by one of the shareholders of Independiente Santa Fe, who took him to Bogotá, where he made his professional debut.

In 1986 he began his professional football career with Independiente Santa Fe, where he stayed until 1989, when América de Cali took over his services. In the scarlet team he won two titles and scored several goals during the Copa Libertadores.

From La Mecha he jumped to Palmeiras: thanks to his technique he led him to win two titles in 1994. His time with the Brazilian team catapulted him to Europe, with Napoli he played Serie A. Between 94 and 95 he played 28 matches (27 as a starter, of which in 23 he played the 90 minutes) and scored seven goals (double to Padova, double to Lazio and both Reggiana, Cremonese and Genoa).

After the good season, Rincón became the first Colombian to sign with Real Madrid after the call of Jorge Valdano. The one born in Buenaventura came after a transaction of 4 million euros. Despite his quality as a footballer, Rincón failed to adapt to the merengue team, so he passed without pity or glory, playing only 21 games, 13 as a starter and only four in the 90 minutes. Later, he arrived at Corinthians where he became an idol until the date of his retirement as a professional player to take the coaching route.

The 55-year-old former midfielder is remembered for his score against Germany at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, which allowed the Tricolor to qualify for the first time in the round of the international competition.

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