Pedro Cea

José Pedro Cea (1 September 1900 – 18 September 1970[1]) was a Uruguayan football player and coach.

Pedro Cea
Pedro Cea in 1928
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
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1927 Central Atletico Lito 231 (111)
1928 Bella Vista 26 (17)
1929–1934 Nacional 325 (138)
Total 582 (266)
National team
1923–1932 Uruguay 26 (13)
Teams managed
1941–1942 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club career

Cea was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. 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]

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.[5]

Career statistics

International
Source:[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 192331
1924106
192500
192600
192710
192851
192920
193045
193100
193210
Total2613

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

Honours

Player

Nacional

Uruguay

Individual

Manager

Uruguay

References
  1. "A selección galega de fútbol debutará frente a Uruguai nun partido especial para a diáspora". La Voz de Galicia (in Galician). 20 October 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  2. Lopez, Ismael (27 September 2001). "Pedro Cea: El peon de brega". El Norte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  3. "Pedro Cea". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  6. "Pedro Cea - AUF". Retrieved 26 November 2020.


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