Emilio Recoba was a Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who was part of the team that won the first World Cup in 1930

1930 FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...

 for Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

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

Club Nacional de Football

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

FIFA World Cup

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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 Célestin Delmer

Célestin Delmer

Henri Célestin Delmer was a French footballer.During his club career he played for Amiens AC, Excelsior AC Roubaix and Red Star FC 93. He earned 11 caps for the France national football team, and took part in the first two editions of the World Cup in 1930 and 1934.-External links:*...

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

Lucien Laurent

Lucien Laurent was a French association football player. He is famous for having scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal.-Career:Laurent was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, near Paris....

, who died aged 97 in February 2005 and Peruvian goalkeeper Juan Valdivieso

Juan Valdivieso

Juan Valdivieso Padilla was a Peruvian football goalkeeper and manager.During his career, he played club football for Alianza Lima...

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

Francisco Varallo

Francisco Antonio "Pancho" Varallo was an Argentine football forward. He played for the Argentine national team from 1930 to 1937. He was a member of Argentina's squad at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930...

dies at the 100 years old).