Jorge Manuel Ulate Arguedas (born 14 April 1956) is a retired Costa Rican football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Manuel Ulate Arguedas | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | ||
| 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
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]