Álvaro Recoba
Be the first in the stands
UruguayCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero 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. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
6 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2002–2007The archive holds 6 team sheets naming Álvaro Recoba in Uruguay's starting line-up, from 2002-06-01 to 2007-07-07.
6 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
6 goals across 6 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1997–2005| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-12 |  Argentina | W1–0(h) | 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Montevideo |
| 2002-06-11 |  Senegal | D3–3(n) | 88' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Suwon |
| 2001-09-04 |  Peru | W2–0(a) | 45' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lima |
| 1997-12-17 |  South Africa | W4–3(n) | 42' | Confederations Cup | Riyadh |
| 1997-09-10 | Peru | L1–2(a) | 43' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lima |
| 1997-06-15 |  Venezuela | W2–0(n) | 19' | Copa América | Sucre |
Honours
9 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours9 | ||||
| Serie A | ×2 | 2005–06, 2006–07 | Inter Milan | |
| Coppa Italia | ×2 | 2004–05, 2005–06 | Inter Milan | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×2 | 2005, 2006 | Inter Milan | |
| Uruguayan Primera División | ×2 | 2011–12, 2014–15 | Nacional | |
| UEFA Cup | ×1 | 1997–98 | Inter Milan | |
| Individual honours17 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 11 | ||||
| Second top scorer for Inter | ×4 | 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04 | ||
| Second top scorer for Danubio in the Clausura Tournament | 2009–10 | |||
| Second top scorer for Danubio in the Clausura Tournament Clausura | 2010–11 | |||
| Second top scorer for Panionios in the Greek Super League | 2008–09 | |||
| Second top scorer for Venezia | 1998–99 | |||
| Top scorer for Nacional in the Apertura Tournament | 1997 | |||
| Top scorer in the Apertura Tournament | 1997 | |||
| Top scorer in the Pre-Libertadores de América League | 1996 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Best player in the Uruguayan Championship | 2011–12 | |||
| Best playmaker in the Uruguayan Championship | 2011–12 | |||
| El País' Uruguayan Footballer of the Year | 2012 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B) | ||||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Nacional's second-highest scorer in the Apertura Tournament | 2011–12 | |||
| Uruguayan player to score more than one Olympic goal in a championship with Nacional | 2012–13 | |||