Jorge Manuel Ulate

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

Jorge Manuel Ulate
Personal information
Full name Jorge Manuel Ulate Arguedas
Date of birth (1956-04-14) April 14, 1956
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1983 Herediano
1978 → Mcp. Puntarenas (loan)
1984–1987 Alajuelense
1988–1989 Olimpia (3)
1989–1990 Victoria 9 (0)
San Miguel
Guanacasteca
Generaleña
Turrialba
1992 Carmelita
National team‡
1979–1985 Costa Rica 14 (8)
Teams managed
2001 Alajuelense
2003 UCR
2005 Costa Rica U-20 (assistant)
2006 Herediano (assistant)
2008–2010 El Roble
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ulate and the second or maternal family name is Arguedas.

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 - 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 Manuel Ulate – FIFA competition record
  7. Segunda mete primera - Al Día (in Spanish)
  8. Hijos de tigres salen pintados - Liga de Ascenso (in Spanish)
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