Player: Tomás Rincón

Full name: Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández

Date of birth: January 13, 1988

Place of birth: San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Nationality: Venezuelan

Position: Defensive midfielder / Central midfielder

Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Club career (selected):

• Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela) — youth and early professional years
• Deportivo Italia / Unión Atlético Maracaibo (Venezuela) — early career moves
• Nacional (Uruguay) — 2010–2011
• Hellas Verona (Italy) — 2011–2012 (loan), 2012–2014
• Genoa (Italy) — 2014–2017
• Torino (Italy) — 2017–2021 (captain for several seasons)
• Hertha BSC (Germany) — 2021–2022
• Sivasspor (Turkey) — 2022–2023
• Return to Venezuelan clubs later in career / other moves — club activity may vary by season

International career (Venezuela):

• Debut: 2008
• Captain of the Venezuela national team (La Vinotinto) for many years
• Appearances: 120+ caps (over 120 appearances; ranks among most-capped Venezuelan players)
• Goals: Several (typically a small number; primary role is defensive midfield)
• Tournaments: Played in multiple Copa América tournaments (including 2011, 2015, 2016 Copa América Centenario, 2019) and World Cup qualifying campaigns

Playing style and attributes:

• Energetic, combative defensive midfielder with strong tackling and ball-winning ability
• Good positional sense and leadership qualities; frequently served as team captain
• Capable of distributing the ball and starting attacks from deeper positions

Notable facts:

• One of Venezuela’s most-capped players and long-time national-team leaders
• Well-regarded for bringing organization and steel to midfield for club and country

Sources and updates: Information current through mid-2024; club details and appearance totals may have changed since then.