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Jorge Ulate

Jorge Ulate

Costa Rican footballer (born 1956)


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

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Club career

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

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

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

  1. 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. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. Jorge UlateFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. Segunda mete primera - Al Día (in Spanish)
  7. Hijos de tigres salen pintados - Liga de Ascenso (in Spanish)

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