Emilio Recoba Cambón (born 3 November 1904 in Montevideo — 12 September 1992) was a Uruguayan footballer. He was part of the team that won the first World Cup in 1930 for Uruguay, but did not play any matches in the tournament.[2]

Emilio Recoba
Personal information
Full name Emilio Recoba Cambón [1]
Date of birth (1904-11-03)November 3, 1904
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death September 12, 1992(1992-09-12) (aged 87)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Charley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925-1932 Nacional
1934 Nacional
International career
1926–1929 Uruguay 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner 1926 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was a club player of Nacional. When Emilio Recoba died on 12 September 1992 he was the last surviving member of Uruguay's 1930 World Cup-winning squad. At 2010, Recoba was also the longest-lived player, having died aged 88, before he was overtaken by French midfielder Célestin Delmer, who died aged 89 in 1996, and Delmer's countryman, forward Lucien Laurent, who died aged 97 in February 2005 and Peruvian goalkeeper Juan Valdivieso, who died at the age of 96 in January 2007. In 2010, Argentinian forward Francisco Varallo died aged 100 years old.

References

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  1. ^ "Recoba, Emilio".
  2. ^ "Emilio Recoba - AUF". Retrieved 15 December 2019.