
Between 2008 and 2025 he answered the call 143 times, more than anyone else in Venezuelan football, and the nickname stuck: El General, the man who held the ground in front of the back four. He won Serie A and the Coppa Italia with Juventus in 2016/17, took the fans' player of the tournament award at the 2011 Copa América, and wore the armband at the Centenario in 2016 and the Copa América of 2019. Career record: club career at Zamora, Hamburger SV, Genoa CFC.
| 2007–2008 | Zamora |
| 2008–2009 | Internacional de Bogotá |
| 2009–2014 | Hamburger SV |
| 2014–2016 | Genoa CFC |
| 2017–2017 | Juventus |
| 2017–today | Torino |
Venezuela legends whose careers overlapped Rincón's
One rank above: Salomón Rondón at #2.
One rank below: Josef Martínez at #4.
Venezuela's editorial top five: Juan Arango · Salomón Rondón · Tomás Rincón · Josef Martínez · Rafael Dudamel.