Colombian football star Freddy Rincon dies in car crash

Bogota: Colombian former international midfield star Freddy Rincon has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a car crash. He was 55.

According to details, the former Real Madrid and Napoli ace suffered a severe head injury following a horrific car-bus collision on Monday in the southwest city of Cali.  

Rincon underwent almost three hours of surgery before being transferred to intensive care unit (ICU), but died on Wednesday. 

Despite all the efforts made by our medical and care team, the patient Freddy Eusebio Rincon Valencia has died today,” said the Imbanaco Clinic in Cali. 

Rincon was born in the southwestern port city of Buenaventura and was known as the 'Colossus' during his career. 

He was a star of the Colombia side that played at the World Cup in Italy in 1990 and at two more World Cups.

He spent much of his career in Brazil, turning out for Palmeiras and Corinthians, where he won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000.