Álvaro Recoba Football player

Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo alekˈsander reˈkoβa riˈβeɾo]; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino") is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football. He has played also within European football, most notably during eleven years with Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A.Recoba played as an attacking midfielder and could also play as a forward. He won 69 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1995 and 2007, participating at the 2002 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.

Personal facts

Álvaro Recoba
Birth dateMarch 17, 1976
Birth place
Montevideo , Uruguay
Height (meters)1.79

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Football player

position
Midfielder
teams
Inter Milan
Uruguay national football team
Panionios G.S.S.
Torino F.C.
F.B.C. Unione Venezia
Danubio F.C.
Club Nacional de Football

Álvaro Recoba on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://el.soccerway.com/players/alvaro-recoba/18914
  2. http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=511
  3. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/recoba-intl.html
  4. http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?0,2,2%2F43%2F,1,502