Jorge Manuel Ulate Arguedas (born 14 April 1956) is a retired Costa Rican football striker.

Jorge Ulate
Personal information
Full name Jorge Manuel Ulate Arguedas
Date of birth (1956-04-14) April 14, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1983 Herediano
1978Mcp. Puntarenas (loan)
1984–1987 Alajuelense
1988–1989 Olimpia (3)
1989–1990 Victoria 9 (0)
San Miguel
Guanacasteca
Generaleña
Turrialba
1992 Carmelita
International career
1979–1985 Costa Rica 14 (8)
Managerial career
2001 Alajuelense
2003 UCR
2005 Costa Rica U-20 (assistant)
2006 Herediano (assistant)
2008–2010 El Roble
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2015

Club career edit

Nicknamed Gugui, Ulate made his professional debut for hometown club Herediano on 5 June 1977[1] and also had a significant stay with Alajuelense, becoming the league's top goalscorer twice, in 1984 with 17 goals and in 1985 with 21 goals.[2] He scored a total of 130 league goals.[3]

He also played for Honduran top clubs Olimpia[4] and Victoria[5] and had spells with smaller Costa Rican clubs.

International career edit

He made his debut for Costa Rica in a May 1979 Olympic Games qualifier against Panama and earned a total of 14 caps, scoring 8 goals.[1] He represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]

Managerial career edit

Ulate replaced Luis Roberto Sibaja as manager of second division side Universidad in summer 2003.[7] He managed his son Jorge Pablo in 2010 when in charge of El Roble.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Figuras del ayer: Jorge Ulate - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Alejandro Alpízar se mete entre los diez máximos anotadores de la Primera División - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Jorge UlateFIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Segunda mete primera - Al Día (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Hijos de tigres salen pintados - Liga de Ascenso (in Spanish)

External links edit