his brilliant long passing and crossing ability and his powerful and accurate striking ability with his left-foot from outside the area. He was a set-piece, penalty kick, and corner-kick specialist, renowned for his curling free-kicks, and has scored goals of great quality, examples of which were his two goals on his debut with Inter. Recoba was capable of playing in several offensive positions, and has been used as an attacking midfielder, as a supporting striker, and as a winger. For a period, he was also the highest-paid footballer in the world. Despite his talent, Recoba was often injury-prone throughout his career, and was also criticised for his poor work-rate and inconsistency, which has led pundits and managers to accuse him of not fulfilling his potential. Personal life Recoba's son Julio is also a footballer. Career statistics Club International International statistics Source: International goals Source: Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Recoba goal. Honours Inter Milan Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07 Coppa Italia: 2004–05, 2005–06 Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2006 UEFA Cup: 1997–98 Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 2011–12, 2014–15 References External links International statistics at rsssf Profile at Tenfield FootballDatabase provides Álvaro Recoba's profile and stats 1976 births Footballers from Montevideo Living people Association football forwards Uruguayan footballers Uruguay international footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Greece Danubio F.C. players Club Nacional de Football players Inter Milan players Venezia F.C. players Torino F.C. players Panionios F.C. players Serie A players 1997 Copa América players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2007 Copa América players Super League Greece players Uruguayan Primera División players UEFA Cup winning players