Hipólito Rincón

Hipólito "Poli" Rincón Povedano (born 28 April 1957) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rincón and the second or maternal family name is Povedano.

Hipólito Rincón
Rincon in 2010
Personal information
Full name Hipólito Rincón Povedano
Date of birth (1957-04-28) 28 April 1957
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
1965–1976 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 Real Madrid 16 (3)
1976–1977 → Díter Zafra (loan)
1977–1978 → Recreativo (loan) 33 (12)
1978–1979 → Valladolid (loan) 14 (5)
1981–1989 Betis 223 (78)
Total 286 (98)
National team
1980 Spain U23 2 (0)
1979–1983 Spain amateur 8 (1)
1983–1986 Spain 22 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During a 12-year professional career he played mainly for Real Madrid and Real Betis, amassing La Liga totals of 239 games and 81 goals.

Having won slightly more than 20 caps for Spain, Rincón appeared with the national team at the 1986 World Cup.

Club career

Rincón was born in Lavapiés, Madrid. A Real Madrid youth graduate, he served three loan stints during his tenure, one in the lower leagues with CD Díter Zafra, eventually making his debut for the first team on 14 October 1979 in a 3–2 home win against Real Zaragoza and scoring twice as a second-half substitute;[1] he could never impose himself in the capital side's main squad, however, amassing only 16 La Liga games from 1979 to 1981.

Rincón joined Andalusia's Real Betis for the 1981–82 season, netting 20 league goals in his second year which earned him the Pichichi Trophy,[2] even though his team could only rank 11th. He went on to score nearly 100 times overall for the club,[3][4] and retired after the 1988–89 campaign at the age of 32 after suffering top-flight relegation.

In 2004, Rincón served briefly as Betis neighbours Xerez CD's director of football.[5] He also worked as sports commentator, for Cadena SER and Cadena COPE.[6]

International career

Rincón played 22 times and scored ten goals for the Spain national team, over three years. His debut came on 27 April 1983 in a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland, in Zaragoza; in only 15 minutes of play, after replacing FC Barcelona's Francisco Carrasco, he scored the final 2–0.[7][8]

On 21 December 1983, in his sixth international, Rincón netted four times in Spain's historic 12–1 victory over Malta, in a Euro 1984 qualifying match played in Seville.[9] He would not be however picked for the finals in France, being selected two years later for the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad but playing no minutes in Mexico.[10]

International goals

[11][8]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 April 1983La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain Republic of Ireland2–02–0Euro 1984 qualifying
2.21 December 1983Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Malta4–112–1Euro 1984 qualifying
3.21 December 1983Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Malta5–112–1Euro 1984 qualifying
4.21 December 1983Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Malta8–112–1Euro 1984 qualifying
5.21 December 1983Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Malta10–112–1Euro 1984 qualifying
6.26 May 1984Charmilles, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland0–30–4Friendly
7.31 May 1984Üllői úti, Budapest, Hungary Hungary0–11–1Friendly
8.17 October 1984Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Wales1–03–01986 World Cup qualification
9.23 January 1985Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Finland1–03–1Friendly
10.25 September 1985Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Iceland1–12–11986 World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Real Madrid

Individual

References
  1. González, José Damián (15 October 1979). "3–2: El Madrid encontró su Rincón" [3–2: Madrid found their Corner ("Rincón" in English)]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. Bravo, Luis Javier; Sillipp, Bernhard; Torre, Raúl; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") 1929–2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. Cejas, Antonio (15 January 2018). "El día de Rubén Castro" [The day of Rubén Castro]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. Morán, Miguel Ángel (9 April 2020). "Betis: Los 10 máximos goleadores de la historia del Betis en Primera división" [Betis: The 10 top scorers in Betis' history in the First division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. Benítez, Javier (14 June 2004). "El Xerez, al borde del precipicio" [Xerez, nearing the abyss]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  6. "Tomás Guasch, Poli Rincón, Petón, Paniagua y Pérez Sánchez fichan por la COPE" [Tomás Guasch, Poli Rincón, Petón, Paniagua and Pérez Sánchez sign for COPE] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  7. Castillo, Juan José (28 April 1983). "2–0: Premio a la ilusión" [2–0: Illusion gets its reward]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Hipólito Rincón – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  9. "España, con 12 goles a Malta, alcanzó la fase final de la Eurocopa" [Spain, with 12 goals to Malta, reached European Championship finals.]. El País (in Spanish). 22 December 1983. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. Pascual, Alfredo (21 May 2016). "Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios" [From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. "Rincón". European Football. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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