Álvaro Recoba
Uruguayan footballer (born 1976)
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- Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo aleɣˈsandeɾ reˈkoβa riˈβeɾo] ; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino") is an Uruguayan professional football coach and former player, who played as a forward or midfielder.
- He is considered one of the greatest Uruguayan players of all time.
- He also played for several European clubs throughout his career, most notably Italian side Inter Milan, where he spent 11 seasons between 1997 and 2008.
- Club career Early career Recoba started his career with Uruguay's Danubio.
- At the start of the 1996–97 season, Danubio agreed to transfer Recoba to Nacional.
Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo aleɣˈsandeɾ reˈkoβa riˈβeɾo]; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino") is an Uruguayan professional football coach and former player, who played as a forward or midfielder. He is the current manager of Venezuelan club Deportivo Táchira. He is considered one of the greatest Uruguayan players of all time.
He began and ended his footballing career in his native Uruguay. He also played for several European clubs throughout his career, most notably Italian side Inter Milan, where he spent 11 seasons between 1997 and 2008.
At international level, Recoba won 68 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1995 and 2007, participating at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.
Club career
Early career
Recoba started his career with Uruguay's Danubio. After several years in the Danubio youth teams, he appeared on the first team at age 17 and played for two full seasons, 1994–95 and 1995–96. At the start of the 1996–97 season, Danubio agreed to transfer Recoba to Nacional. The following season, Nacional agreed to send Recoba to Italy's Serie A club Inter Milan.
Inter Milan
Recoba made his Inter debut on the same day as Ronaldo, on 31 August 1997, coming on as a substitute against Brescia at the San Siro. He scored two goals in the last ten minutes of the match: one, a powerful 30-yard shot that flew past the keeper, the next, a free-kick into the top corner after a Cristiano Doni foul. The goals allowed Inter to come back and win the match 2–1.
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