Álvaro Recoba, Uruguay footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Álvaro Recoba is a Uruguayan professional football coach and former player, who played as a forward or midfielder. He is the current manager of Deportivo Táchira in Venezuela. He is considered one of the greatest Uruguayan players of all time and is known for his free-kicks.

He began his footballing career with Danubio and then Nacional in his native Uruguay, before moving to Italian side Inter Milan, who he played for between 1997 and 2008, playing 261 competitive games and scoring 72 goals. With the club, he won the Serie A twice, the Coppa Italia twice, and the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. He then played for Torino in Italy and Panionios in Greece before returning to end his career in Uruguay with Danubio and then Nacional.

At international level, Recoba played 69 games for the Uruguay national team between 1995 and 2007, participating at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.