Emilio Recoba Cambón (born 3 November 1904 in

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— 12 September 1992) was a

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. He was part of the team that won the first World Cup in 1930 for

, but did not play any matches in the tournament. He was a club player of

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. When Emilio Recoba died on 12 September 1992 he was the last surviving member of Uruguay's 1930

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-winning squad. At 2010, Recoba was also the longest-lived player, having died aged 88, before he was overtaken by French midfielder

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, who died aged 89 in 1996, and Delmer's countryman, forward

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, who died aged 97 in February 2005 and Peruvian goalkeeper

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, who died at the age of 96 in January 2007 (In 2010,

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died aged 100 years old).

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