How tall is Álvaro Recoba?

Álvaro Recoba's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 71% of men in Uruguay.

Where 177 cm sits among men in Uruguay

Taller than about 71% of men in Uruguay born in 1976 (average 173.2 cm).

Recoba next to his teammates

Diego Lugano is 11 cm taller than Álvaro Recoba (188 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 2003 to 2007.

About Álvaro Recoba

Álvaro Recoba is a Uruguayan professional football coach and former player who played as a forward or midfielder. He was born on 17 March 1976 in Montevideo and is nicknamed El Chino. He began his career with Danubio and then Nacional in his native Uruguay, and he is known for his free-kicks. He is the current manager of Deportivo Táchira in Venezuela.

Recoba moved to Italian side Inter Milan, where he played between 1997 and 2008, making 261 competitive appearances and scoring 72 goals. With the club he won the Serie A twice, the Coppa Italia twice and the 1997 to 98 UEFA Cup. He later played for Torino in Italy and Panionios in Greece before ending his career in Uruguay with Danubio and then Nacional. He played 69 games for the Uruguay national team between 1995 and 2007, including the 2002 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.

At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Recoba is 11 cm shorter than Diego Lugano, who is listed at 188 cm (6'2") and was his teammate with the Uruguay men's national football team from 2003 to 2007.

Frequently asked

How tall is Álvaro Recoba in feet and inches? Álvaro Recoba is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.

How tall is Álvaro Recoba compared to Diego Lugano? Diego Lugano is 11 cm taller than Álvaro Recoba: 188 cm (6'2") vs 177 cm (5'10").

Is Álvaro Recoba tall for men in Uruguay? At 177 cm he is taller than about 71% of men in Uruguay born in 1976, whose average height is 173.2 cm.

Sources

• Álvaro Recoba on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Álvaro Recoba on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 177 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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