Jorge Ulate Explained

Jorge Ulate
Fullname:Jorge Manuel Ulate Arguedas
Birth Date:14 April 1956
Birth Place:Heredia, Costa Rica
Position:Striker
Years1:1977–1983
Clubs1:Herediano
Years2:1978
Clubs2:Mcp. Puntarenas (loan)
Years3:1984–1987
Years4:1988–1989
Clubs4:Olimpia
Goals4:3
Years5:1989–1990
Clubs5:Victoria
Caps5:9
Goals5:0
Clubs6:San Miguel
Clubs8:Generaleña
Clubs9:Turrialba
Years10:1992
Clubs10:Carmelita
Nationalyears1:1979–1985
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:8
Manageryears1:2001
Managerclubs1:Alajuelense
Manageryears2:2003
Managerclubs2:UCR
Manageryears3:2005
Managerclubs3:Costa Rica U-20 (assistant)
Manageryears4:2006
Managerclubs4:Herediano (assistant)
Manageryears5:2008–2010
Managerclubs5:El Roble
Ntupdate:27 April 2015

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

Club career

Nicknamed Gugui, Ulate made his professional debut for hometown club Herediano on 5 June 1977 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.[1] He scored a total of 130 league goals.[2]

He also played for Honduran top clubs Olimpia[3] and Victoria[4] 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.[5] He represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Managerial career

Ulate replaced Luis Roberto Sibaja as manager of second division side Universidad in summer 2003.[6] He managed his son Jorge Pablo in 2010 when in charge of El Roble.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:goleadores-de-campeonato-nacional&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34 Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional
  2. http://everardoherrera.com/index.php/nota-principal/9177-alejandro-alpizar-se-mete-entre-los-diez-maximos-anotadores-de-la-primera-division Alejandro Alpízar se mete entre los diez máximos anotadores de la Primera División
  3. http://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/ligadehonduras/357802-98/desaf%C3%ADe-a-ismael Desafíe a Ismael
  4. http://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/500389-97/desafie-a-ismael Desafíe a Ismael
  5. http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:figuras-del-ayer-jorge-ulate-&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Figuras del ayer: Jorge Ulate
  6. http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2003/agosto/23/ovacion3.html Segunda mete primera
  7. http://ligadeascenso.com/2009/2010/02/16/hijos-de-tigres-salen-pintados/ Hijos de tigres salen pintados