Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [toˈmas riŋˈkon]; born 13 January 1988) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Santos and captains the Venezuela national team.

Born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Rincón started his career with the youth sides of EF Monsenor Arias Blanco.

[4] In 2004, aged 16, he moved to UA Maracaibo, and made his senior debut during the 2006–07 season, playing with the B-team in the Venezuelan Segunda División and scoring two goals.

[5] Rincón joined Venezuelan Primera División side Zamora in January 2007,[6] and made his top tier debut on 25 March 2007, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Carabobo.

On 31 July 2014 Rincón was signed by Italian club Genoa on a free transfer, and on 24 August, he played his first official match with the Gialloblu in an away game, valid for the third qualifying round of the Coppa Italia, won 1–0 against Lanciano.

[10] On 14 March, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with the club, coming on as a substitute for Paulo Dybala, in a 1–0 home win over Porto, in the second leg of the round of 16.

He played his first senior international game for the full side on 3 February 2008, starting in a 1–0 friendly win over Haiti at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín.

[28] He was also a member of the Venezuelan team that took part at the 2019 Copa América in Brazil,[29] and made his 100th international appearance for Venezuela against Trinidad and Tobago on 14 October 2019.