Pedro Cea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cea and the second or maternal family name is Urriza.

José Pedro Cea Urriza (1 September 1900 – 18 September 1970^[2]) was a Uruguayan football player as a striker and coach.^[3]

Pedro Cea

Pedro Cea in 1928
Personal information
Full name	José Pedro Cea Urriza [1]
Date of birth	(1900-09-01)1 September 1900
Place of birth	Redondela, Spain
Date of death	18 September 1970(1970-09-18) (aged 70)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
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)
International career
1923–1932	Uruguay	26	(13)
Managerial career
1941–1942	Uruguay
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay Olympic Games 1924 Paris Team 1928 Amsterdam Team FIFA World Cup Winner 1930 Uruguay South American Championship Winner 1923 Uruguay Winner 1924 Uruguay 1929 Argentina
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Career statistics

International

Source:^[8]

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	Brazil	2–1	2–1	1923 South American Championship
2.	26 May 1924	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	Yugoslavia	4–0	7–0	1924 Summer Olympics
3.				7–0
4.	6 June 1924	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	Netherlands	1–1	2–1
5.	9 June 1924	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	Switzerland	2–0	3–0	1924 Summer Olympics Gold Medal match
6.	2 October 1924	Estadio Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	1–1	1–2	Friendly
7.	26 October 1924	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay	Paraguay	3–0	3–1	1924 South American Championship
8.	7 June 1928	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Italy	1–1	3–2	1928 Summer Olympics
9.	21 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Romania	4–0	4–0	1930 FIFA World Cup
10.	27 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Yugoslavia	1–1	6–1
11.				5–1
12.				6–1
13.	30 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Argentina	2–2	4–2	1930 FIFA World Cup Final

Honours

Player

Nacional

• Primera División: 1933, 1934
• Torneo Competencia: 1934

Uruguay

• FIFA World Cup: 1930
• South American Championship: 1923, 1924
• Summer Olympics: 1924, 1928

Individual

• 1930 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
• FIFA World Cup Silver Boot: 1930

Manager

Uruguay

• South American Championship: 1942