, September 1, 1900 – September 18, 1970, Montevideo

Montevideo

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) was an Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an football player and coach.

Club career

At club level, he played for Nacional

Club Nacional de Football

Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....

, where he won several Uruguayan Championships.

International career

Cea made his debut for Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

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 in November 1923. He was part of Uruguay's championship winning team at the 1923 South American Championship.

In 1924 Cea again won a continental championship as Uruguay won their fifth title at the 1924 tournament.

Cea won gold medals at both the 1924

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

 and 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

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.

He was Uruguay's leading goalscorer in the 1930 FIFA World Cup

1930 FIFA World Cup

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. He scored the crucial equalising goal in the World Cup final

1930 FIFA World Cup Final

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 against Argentina

Argentina national football team

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, levelling the score to 2–2 in the 57th minute; Uruguay went on to win 4–2.

Cea played his last international match in 1932, having played 27 times for la Celeste.

Management career

Cea was manager of the national team in 1941 and 1942, managing the team that won the 1942 South American Championship.