Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (born 17 March 1976), nickname “El Chino“, is a former Uruguayan footballer who last played 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 was equally comfortable playing either as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. He won 69 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1995 and 2007, participating at the 2002 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments. Recoba came to be given as a new Maradona, because he was also a left-handed, had a lot of skill and played in the same position of the Argentine.
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