Pedro Cea

Pedro Cea
Personal information
Full name José Pedro Cea
Date of birth (1900-09-01)1 September 1900
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 18 September 1970(1970-09-18) (aged 70)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nacional
National team
1923–1932 Uruguay 27 (13)
Teams managed
1941–1942 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Pedro Cea (September 1, 1900 in Montevideo, Uruguay – September 18, 1970[1]) was an Uruguayan football player and coach.

Playing career

Club career

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.[2][3]

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.

Cea played his last international match in 1932, having played 27 times for la Celeste.[4]

International goals

Uruguay's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 November 1923Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay Brazil2–12–11923 South American Championship
2.26 May 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Yugoslavia4–07–01924 Summer Olympics
3.7–0
4.6 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Netherlands1–12–1
5.9 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France  Switzerland2–03–01924 Summer Olympics Gold Medal match
6.2 October 1924Estadio Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina1–11–2Friendly
7.26 October 1924Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay Paraguay3–03–11924 South American Championship
8.7 June 1928Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands Italy1–13–21928 Summer Olympics
9.21 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Romania4–04–01930 FIFA World Cup
10.27 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Yugoslavia1–16–1
11.5–1
12.6–1
13.30 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Argentina2–24–21930 FIFA World Cup Final

Management career

Cea was 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "A selección galega de fútbol debutará frente a Uruguai nun partido especial para a diáspora". La Voz de Galicia (in Galician). 2005-10-20. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  2. ↑ Lopez, Ismael (2001-09-27). "Pedro Cea: El peon de brega". El Norte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Pedro Cea". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Appearances for Uruguay National Team". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Administración Nacional de Correos: Deportistas Olímpicos" (in Spanish). Correo Uruguayo. Retrieved 2009-09-24.


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