Freddy Rincon: Colombia 'Colossus' dies age 55 of injuries following car crash

Former Colombia captain Freddy Rincon has died from his injuries he suffered in a car crash in the city of Cali earlier this week, doctors said late on Wednesday. He was 55.

Rincon was one of five people injured after the vehicle he was driving collided with a bus on Monday, suffering a severe head injury.

"Despite all the efforts of our teams, Freddy Eusebio Rincon Valencia has passed away," Dr Laureano Quintero, the medical director of the Imbanaco Grupo Quironsalud clinic in Cali where Rincon was being treated, told reporters.

The former Real Madrid and Napoli ace underwent almost three hours of surgery before being transferred to intensive care, but died on Wednesday.

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

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

Hasta la inmortalidad, coloso eterno