Name:
Alvaro Alexander
Recoba Rivero

Position:
Midfielder / Forward

Current Club:
Inter (Italy)

Birthdate:
17/03/1976

Birthplace:
Montevideo (Uruguay)

Height / Weight:
1.79 m / 79 kg

Boots:
Diadora Tattica

The beginning:
Recoba burst on the football scene as a 16-year-old in 1993 for Montevideo side Danubio. Over the next four years he scored 52 goals in 58 games, moved to Uruguayan giant Nacional and then to Inter for US$4.5 million.

In Italy, he made a perfect start.
Making his debut the same day as Brazilian superstar Ronaldo, it was the little known Uruguayan who stole the headlines, grabbing two goals in 20 minutes to help Inter beat Brescia 2-1.