Pedro Cea

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography José Pedro Cea Urriza (1 September 1900 – 18 September 1970[1]) was a Uruguayan football player as a striker and coach.[2]

Playing career

Club career

Cea was born in Redondela, Spain. At club level, he played for Nacional, where he won several Uruguayan championships.

International career

Cea made his debut for Uruguay in November 1923. He was part of Uruguay's championship-winning team at the 1923 South American Championship.

In 1924 Cea again won a continental championship as Uruguay won their fifth title at the 1924 tournament.

Cea won gold medals at both the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

He was Uruguay's leading goalscorer in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He scored the crucial equalising goal in the World Cup final against Argentina, levelling the score to 2–2 in the 57th minute; Uruguay went on to win 4–2. He also won the first-ever FIFA World Cup Silver Boot.

Cea played his last international match in 1932, having played 27 times for la Celeste.[5]

Managerial career

Cea was the manager of the national team in 1941 and 1942, managing the team that won the 1942 South American Championship.

Death

He died in 1970 aged 70 years 17 days old.[6]

Career statistics

International

Source:[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 1923 3 1
1924 10 6
1925 0 0
1926 0 0
1927 1 0
1928 5 1
1929 2 0
1930 4 5
1931 0 0
1932 1 0
Total 26 13

International goals

Uruguay's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 November 1923 Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay Template:Fb 2–1 2–1 1923 South American Championship
2. 26 May 1924 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Template:Fb 4–0 7–0 1924 Summer Olympics
3. 7–0
4. 6 June 1924 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Template:Fb 1–1 2–1
5. 9 June 1924 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Template:Fb 2–0 3–0 1924 Summer Olympics Gold Medal match
6. 2 October 1924 Estadio Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina Template:Fb 1–1 1–2 Friendly
7. 26 October 1924 Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay Template:Fb 3–0 3–1 1924 South American Championship
8. 7 June 1928 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands Template:Fb 1–1 3–2 1928 Summer Olympics
9. 21 July 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Template:Fb 4–0 4–0 1930 FIFA World Cup
10. 27 July 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Template:Fb 1–1 6–1
11. 5–1
12. 6–1
13. 30 July 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Template:Fb 2–2 4–2 1930 FIFA World Cup Final

Honours

Player

Nacional

Uruguay

Individual

Manager

Uruguay

References

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External links

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