Emilio Recoba

Emilio Recoba (born November 3, 1904- November 12, 1992) was an Uruguayan footballer who was part of the team that won the first ever World Cup in 1930 for Uruguay, but he did not play any matches in the tournament. He was a club player of Nacional Montevideo.

When Emilio Recoba died on November 12, 1992 he was the last surviving member of Uruguay's 1930 World Cup-winning squad. At the time, 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 contryman, forward Lucien Laurent who died aged 97 in February 2005 and Peruvian goalkeepr Juan Valdivieso who died at the age of 96 in January 2007.

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/wcwinners.html World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2002]
* [http://esporte.uol.com.br/copa/2006/historia/1930/campeao.jhtm O nascimento da mítica Celeste Olímpica] (in Portuguese)