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Happy birthday, Chino

Alvaro Recoba, one of the most beloved footballers, turns 41 today

Happy birthday, Chino Alvaro Recoba, one of the most beloved footballers, turns 41 today

Italian football had a lot of beloved footballers in its history. One of them is certaintly Alvaro "El Chino" Recoba, one of those players that have never really been alble to become superstars, but always had a certain feature that turned all the supporters crazy. In his case, it was a magical left foot, capable during the years of scoring astonishing goals, killer freekicks and superb crosses.

In his career, Recoba has played 541 games and scored 188 goals, with the majority of them (262 games and 72 goals) with Inter's shirt. Today, the Uruguayan turns 41 and, as usual, nss sports made a video to remember some of Chino Recoba's magics.