Pedro Cea

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJosé Pedro•Cea Urriza
Used namePedro•Cea
Nick/petnamesEl Vasco
Born1 September 1900 in Montevideo, Montevideo (URU)
Died18 September 1970 in Montevideo, Montevideo (URU)
AffiliationsCA Lito, Montevideo (URU)
NOC Uruguay
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

Pedro Cea won two gold medals with the Uruguayan football team at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He added a title in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, one of only three players, all Uruguayans from 1924-30, to claim that triple. He also led Uruguay to South American Championships in 1923 and 1924.

Cea was a striker who played for Central Atlético Lito from 1922-27, then briefly for Bella Vista in 1928, and finally ended his career with Nacional from 1928-34. He was the leading scorer for Uruguay at the 1930 World Cup, including the crucial goal leveling the final match against Argentina, 2-2, and was named to the World Cup All-Star team.

Cea later became a manager, coaching the national team in 1941-42 and leading them to the 1942 South American Championship.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Football (Football) URU Pedro Cea
Football, Men (Olympic) Uruguay 1 Gold
1928 Summer Olympics Football (Football) URU Pedro Cea
Football, Men (Olympic) Uruguay 1 Gold

Special Notes

Errata

Date of birth also as 28 September 1904 but 1st September is confirmed by a Brazilian entry visa.