Alvaro Recoba

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Alvaro Recoba

Name	Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero
Age	33
Nation	Uruguay
Position	SS, AMF
Club Squad No.	10
Nation Squad No.	retired
Key stats	Dribble Accuracy - 92 Shot Power - 92 Swerve - 95

Alvaro Recoba (nicknamed 'El Chino' because of his Chinese looks) is a Uruguayan footballer who is currently playing for Panionios and therefore isn't licensed in PES 2009 as he is also not in the Uruguay squad. Instead he is an unlockable player called Reora. He gained notoriety in the PES gaming series thanks to overrated bias from producer and creator of PES, Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka, who has been quoted various times stating Recoba is one of his favourite players playing for one of his favourite teams (Inter) although he has since left Inter.

Recoba's trademark stance for striking a football also known as the Rabona

Abilities

Recoba's strengths are his dribbling, technique, pace and a strong, accurate left-footed shot. He is a free-kick specialist and as such, occupies his own free-kick style in game. Despite these strengths, he has glaring weaknesses in fragility, both mentally and physically. His consistency, team work, stamina, low injury tolerance and complete reliance on his left foot leave him with much to be desired about his all-round game. There are very obvious similarities in style of play between Recoba and Rivaldo.

Due to his lower weak foot frequency and high technique, he is famed for being a player who can perform the Rabona skill. His swerving ability and high shot technique also allow him to perform some magnificently difficult shots, whilst his ability to simply hammer goals in thanks to his long-range middle shooting special ability and extremely high shot power make him a danger from all positions.