Álvaro Recoba

Retired
Last club: Nacional Most games for: Inter Retired since: Aug 1, 2015

Date of birth/Age: Mar 17, 1976 (48)
Place of birth: Montevideo
Citizenship: Uruguay

Height: 1,79 m
Position: Second Striker

Former International: Uruguay
Caps/Goals: 68 / 10

Currently working as:

Manager Club: Nacional

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Uruguay
10		Uruguay	Jan 18, 1995	68	10	Héctor Núñez	18 years 10 months 01 day

Stats of Álvaro Recoba

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Total :			68	10	8	-	12	29	7	-	-	1	486'	4.859'
	World Cup qualification	36	3	4	-	6	16	4	-	-	-	881'	2.642'
	International Friendlies	18	4	2	-	4	6	3	-	-	-	317'	1.268'
	Copa América	6	1	2	-	1	4	-	-	-	-	351'	351'
	Confederations Cup	5	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	338'	338'
	World Cup	3	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	260'	260'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
		A Coruña	Jan 18, 1995	Spain	Uruguay	2:2					62'		28'
			Feb 1, 1995	Uruguay	Mexico	0:1					65'		25'
		Dallas	Mar 25, 1995	USA	Uruguay	2:2	Not in squad
			Mar 29, 1995	England	Uruguay	0:0	Not in squad
		Belgrad	Mar 31, 1995	Yugoslavia	Uruguay	1:0	Not in squad
	Copa América 1995
	Group A	Montevideo	Jul 5, 1995	Uruguay	Venezuela	4:1	Not in squad
	Group A	Montevideo	Jul 9, 1995	Uruguay	Paraguay	1:0	Not in squad
	Group A	Montevideo	Jul 13, 1995	Uruguay	Mexico	1:1	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	Montevideo	Jul 16, 1995	Uruguay	Bolivia	2:1	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	Montevideo	Jul 19, 1995	Uruguay	Colombia	2:0	Not in squad
	Final	Montevideo	Jul 23, 1995	Uruguay	Brazil	6:4 on pens	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Jerusalem	Sep 20, 1995	Israel	Uruguay	3:1	Not in squad
		Salvador	Oct 11, 1995	Brazil	Uruguay	2:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group 1		Apr 24, 1996	Venezuela	Uruguay	0:2	Not in squad
	Group 1	Montevideo	Jun 2, 1996	Uruguay	Paraguay	0:2	Not in squad
	Group 1	Barranquilla	Jul 7, 1996	Colombia	Uruguay	3:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Peking	Jul 17, 1996	China	Uruguay	1:1		1					90'
		Osaka, Osaka	Aug 25, 1996	Japan	Uruguay	5:3	CF	2					90'
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group 1	Montevideo	Oct 8, 1996	Uruguay	Bolivia	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 1	Santiago de Chile	Nov 13, 1996	Chile	Uruguay	1:0	AM				72'		18'
	Group 1	Montevideo	Dec 15, 1996	Uruguay	Peru	2:0	Not in squad
	Group 1	Montevideo	Jan 12, 1997	Uruguay	Argentina	0:0	CF				69'		21'
	Group 1	Quito	Feb 12, 1997	Ecuador	Uruguay	4:0	Not in squad
	Group 1	Montevideo	Apr 2, 1997	Uruguay	Venezuela	3:1	Not in squad
	Group 1	Asunción	Apr 30, 1997	Paraguay	Uruguay	3:1	Not in squad
	Group 1	Montevideo	Jun 8, 1997	Uruguay	Colombia	1:1						60'	60'
	Copa América 1997
	Group B		Jun 12, 1997	Peru	Uruguay	1:0						46'	45'
	Group B		Jun 15, 1997	Uruguay	Venezuela	2:0		1	1			69'	69'
	Group B	La Paz	Jun 18, 1997	Bolivia	Uruguay	1:0							90'
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group 1	La Paz	Jul 20, 1997	Bolivia	Uruguay	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 1	Montevideo	Aug 20, 1997	Uruguay	Chile	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 1	Lima	Sep 10, 1997	Peru	Uruguay	2:1	SS	1					90'
	Group 1	Buenos Aires	Oct 12, 1997	Argentina	Uruguay	0:0	CF						90'
	Group 1	Montevideo	Nov 16, 1997	Uruguay	Ecuador	5:3	Not in squad
	Confederations Cup 1997
	Group B	Riad	Dec 13, 1997	U. A. E.	Uruguay	0:2						54'	54'
	Group B	Riad	Dec 15, 1997	Czechia	Uruguay	1:2					65'		25'
	Group B	Riad	Dec 17, 1997	Uruguay	South Africa	4:3		1					90'
	Semi-Finals	Riad	Dec 19, 1997	Uruguay	Australia	0:1 AET	AM					81'	81'
	Third Place Play-Off	Riad	Dec 21, 1997	Czechia	Uruguay	1:0	SS						90'
	International Friendlies
		Santiago de Chile	May 24, 1998	Chile	Uruguay	2:2	Not in squad
		José Ingenieros (Buenos Aires)	Jun 17, 1999	Paraguay	Uruguay	2:3	Not in squad
	Copa América 1999
	Group C	Asunción	Jul 1, 1999	Colombia	Uruguay	1:0	Not in squad
	Group C		Jul 4, 1999	Uruguay	Ecuador	2:1	Not in squad
	Group C		Jul 7, 1999	Argentina	Uruguay	2:0	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	Asunción	Jul 10, 1999	Uruguay	Paraguay	6:4 on pens	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	Asunción	Jul 13, 1999	Uruguay	Chile	6:4 on pens	Not in squad
	Final	Asunción	Jul 18, 1999	Brazil	Uruguay	3:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Montevideo	Aug 18, 1999	Uruguay	Costa Rica	5:4					62'		28'
		Montevideo	Sep 8, 1999	Uruguay	Venezuela	2:0	on the bench
		Montevideo	Oct 12, 1999	Uruguay	Ecuador	0:0						78'	78'
		Maldonado	Nov 18, 1999	Uruguay	Paraguay	0:1	Not in squad
		Guangzhou	Jan 16, 2000	China	Uruguay	1:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Montevideo	Mar 29, 2000	Uruguay	Bolivia	1:0						89'	89'
	Group A	Asunción	Apr 26, 2000	Paraguay	Uruguay	1:0				74'			90'
	Group A	Montevideo	Jun 3, 2000	Uruguay	Chile	2:1	SS					89'	89'
	Group A	Rio de Janeiro	Jun 28, 2000	Brazil	Uruguay	1:1	SS					58'	58'
	Group A	Montevideo	Jul 18, 2000	Uruguay	Venezuela	3:1							90'
	Group A	Montevideo	Jul 26, 2000	Uruguay	Peru	0:0						80'	80'
	Group A		Aug 15, 2000	Colombia	Uruguay	1:0	Not in squad
	Group A	Montevideo	Sep 3, 2000	Uruguay	Ecuador	4:0					73'		17'
	Group A	Buenos Aires	Oct 9, 2000	Argentina	Uruguay	2:1	CF					70'	70'
	Group A	La Paz	Nov 15, 2000	Bolivia	Uruguay	0:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Jan 18, 2001	Uruguay	Bosnia	2:3	Not in squad
		Koper	Feb 28, 2001	Slovenia	Uruguay	0:2							90'
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Montevideo	Mar 28, 2001	Uruguay	Paraguay	0:1							90'
	Group A	Santiago de Chile	Apr 24, 2001	Chile	Uruguay	0:1	RM					71'	71'
	Group A	Montevideo	Jul 1, 2001	Uruguay	Brazil	1:0			1			75'	75'
	Copa América 2001
	Group C	Medellín	Jul 14, 2001	Bolivia	Uruguay	0:1	Suspension through sports court
	Group C	Medellín	Jul 17, 2001	Uruguay	Costa Rica	1:1	Suspension through sports court
	Group C	Medellín	Jul 20, 2001	Honduras	Uruguay	1:0	Suspension through sports court
	Quarter-Finals	Centenario	Jul 23, 2001	Uruguay	Costa Rica	2:1	Suspension through sports court
	Semi-Finals	Pereira	Jul 26, 2001	Mexico	Uruguay	2:1	Suspension through sports court
	Third Place Play-Off		Jul 28, 2001	Uruguay	Honduras	6:7 on pens	Suspension through sports court
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Maracaibo	Aug 14, 2001	Venezuela	Uruguay	2:0							90'
	Group A	Lima	Sep 4, 2001	Peru	Uruguay	0:2		1				88'	88'
	Group A	Montevideo	Oct 7, 2001	Uruguay	Colombia	1:1							90'
	Group A	Quito	Nov 7, 2001	Ecuador	Uruguay	1:1						84'	84'
	Group A	Montevideo	Nov 14, 2001	Uruguay	Argentina	1:1	LW						90'
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	1	Melbourne	Nov 20, 2001	Australia	Uruguay	1:0	AM						90'
	2	Montevideo	Nov 25, 2001	Uruguay	Australia	3:0	AM		2				90'
	International Friendlies
		Montevideo	Feb 14, 2002	Uruguay	South Korea	2:1	Not in squad
		Riad	Mar 27, 2002	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay	3:2			1	32'		46'	45'
		Mailand	Apr 17, 2002	Italy	Uruguay	1:1	LW					57'	57'
		Washington, D.C.	May 12, 2002	USA	Uruguay	2:1	CF			54'			90'
		Peking	May 16, 2002	China	Uruguay	0:2							90'
		Singapur	May 21, 2002	Singapore	Uruguay	1:2	Not in squad
	World Cup 2002
	Group A	Nam-gu, Ulsan	Jun 1, 2002	Uruguay	Denmark	1:2	AM					80'	80'
	Group A	Busan	Jun 6, 2002	France	Uruguay	0:0	AM						90'
	Group A	Suwon	Jun 11, 2002	Senegal	Uruguay	3:3	AM	1					90'
	International Friendlies
		Caracas	Nov 20, 2002	Venezuela	Uruguay	1:0	Not in squad
		So Kon Po, Wanchai	Feb 4, 2003	Uruguay	Iran	1:1	Not in squad
		Tokyo	Mar 28, 2003	Japan	Uruguay	2:2	LW			79'			90'
		Seoul	Jun 8, 2003	South Korea	Uruguay	0:2	AM					72'	72'
		La Plata	Jul 16, 2003	Argentina	Uruguay	2:2	Not in squad
		Lima	Jul 24, 2003	Peru	Uruguay	3:4	Not in squad
		Montevideo	Jul 31, 2003	Uruguay	Peru	1:0	CF						90'
		Teheran	Aug 15, 2003	Uruguay	Iraq	5:2	Not in squad
		Firenze	Aug 20, 2003	Argentina	Uruguay	3:2	RW						90'
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Montevideo	Sep 7, 2003	Uruguay	Bolivia	5:0							90'
	Group A	Asunción	Sep 10, 2003	Paraguay	Uruguay	4:1					57'		33'
	International Friendlies
		Chicago, Illinois	Oct 15, 2003	Uruguay	Mexico	2:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Montevideo	Nov 15, 2003	Uruguay	Chile	2:1				90'	70'		20'
	Group A	Curitiba	Nov 19, 2003	Brazil	Uruguay	3:3					46'		45'
	International Friendlies
		Kingston	Feb 19, 2004	Jamaica	Uruguay	2:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Montevideo	Mar 31, 2004	Uruguay	Venezuela	0:3	AM						90'
	Group A	Montevideo	Jun 1, 2004	Uruguay	Peru	1:3	Not in squad
	Group A	Barranquilla	Jun 6, 2004	Colombia	Uruguay	5:0							90'
	Copa América 2004
	Group B	Chiclayo	Jul 7, 2004	Mexico	Uruguay	2:2	Not in squad
	Group B	Chiclayo	Jul 10, 2004	Uruguay	Ecuador	2:1	Not in squad
	Group B	Callao	Jul 13, 2004	Argentina	Uruguay	4:2	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	Tacna	Jul 18, 2004	Paraguay	Uruguay	1:3	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	Lima	Jul 21, 2004	Uruguay	Brazil	4:6 on pens	Not in squad
	Third Place Play-Off	Cusco	Jul 24, 2004	Colombia	Uruguay	1:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Montevideo	Sep 5, 2004	Uruguay	Ecuador	1:0				✔		77'	77'
	Group A	Buenos Aires	Oct 9, 2004	Argentina	Uruguay	4:2	Not in squad
	Group A	La Paz	Oct 12, 2004	Bolivia	Uruguay	0:0	Not in squad
	Group A	Montevideo	Nov 17, 2004	Uruguay	Paraguay	1:0						80'	80'
	Group A	Santiago de Chile	Mar 27, 2005	Chile	Uruguay	1:1	Not in squad
	Group A	Montevideo	Mar 30, 2005	Uruguay	Brazil	1:1	Not in squad
	Group A	Maracaibo	Jun 4, 2005	Venezuela	Uruguay	1:1	Not in squad
	Group A	Lima	Jun 7, 2005	Peru	Uruguay	0:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Gijón	Aug 17, 2005	Spain	Uruguay	2:0					46'		45'
	World Cup qualification South America
	Group A	Montevideo	Sep 4, 2005	Uruguay	Colombia	3:2			1			78'	78'
	Group A	Quito	Oct 8, 2005	Ecuador	Uruguay	0:0						82'	82'
	Group A	Montevideo	Oct 13, 2005	Uruguay	Argentina	1:0	CF	1		46'		75'	75'
	International Friendlies
		Guadalajara, Jalisco	Oct 26, 2005	Mexico	Uruguay	3:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Montevideo	Nov 12, 2005	Uruguay	Australia	1:0	RW						90'
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Sydney	Nov 16, 2005	Australia	Uruguay	4:2 on pens						73'	73'
	International Friendlies
		Liverpool	Mar 1, 2006	England	Uruguay	2:1	Not in squad
		East Rutherford, New Jersey	May 21, 2006	Uruguay	N. Ireland	1:0	Not in squad
		Los Angeles, California	May 24, 2006	Uruguay	Romania	2:0	Not in squad
		Belgrad	May 27, 2006	Serbia-Mont.	Uruguay	1:1	Not in squad
			May 30, 2006	Libya	Uruguay	1:2	Not in squad
		Tunis	Jun 2, 2006	Tunisia	Uruguay	1:3 on pens	Not in squad
		Alexandria	Aug 16, 2006	Egypt	Uruguay	0:2	Not in squad
		Maracaibo	Sep 27, 2006	Venezuela	Uruguay	1:0	Not in squad
		Montevideo	Oct 18, 2006	Uruguay	Venezuela	4:0	Not in squad
		Tbilisi	Nov 15, 2006	Georgia	Uruguay	2:0	Not in squad
		Cúcuta	Feb 7, 2007	Colombia	Uruguay	1:3	Not in squad
		Seoul	Mar 24, 2007	South Korea	Uruguay	0:2						89'	89'
		Sydney	Jun 2, 2007	Australia	Uruguay	1:2	AM	1	1			82'	82'
	Copa América 2007
	Group 1	Mérida	Jun 27, 2007	Uruguay	Peru	0:3	on the bench
	Group 1	San Cristóbal	Jun 30, 2007	Bolivia	Uruguay	0:1	on the bench
	Group 1	Mérida	Jul 4, 2007	Venezuela	Uruguay	0:0					68'		22'
	Quarter-Finals	San Cristóbal	Jul 8, 2007	Venezuela	Uruguay	1:4			1			79'	79'
	Semi-Finals	Maracaibo	Jul 11, 2007	Uruguay	Brazil	6:7 on pens	SS					46'	45'
	Third Place Play-Off	Caracas	Jul 14, 2007	Uruguay	Mexico	1:3	on the bench
Squad: 72, Starting eleven: 56, Substituted in: 12, On the bench: 4, Suspended: 6, Injured: 0,