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Pedro Cea

Legend RM, also RB, CAM Right-footed dribblerfinisher
Rating
90
Caps
26
Goals
13
Life
1900–1970
Clubs
Centro Atletico Lito, C.A. Bella Vista, Club Nacional de Football
#13
Editorial rank of 33 for Uruguay
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Yugoslavia led inside four minutes of the 1930 semi-final, so he equalised and kept going, finishing with three goals in a 6-1 win on 27 July. Three days later he levelled the first World Cup final at 2-2 and Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2, a title he added to Olympic gold in 1924 and 1928 and two Copa América wins, having scored five times across that first tournament. Career record: 26 caps and 13 goals for Uruguay; club career at Centro Atletico Lito, C.A. Bella Vista, Club Nacional de Football.

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Career record

1922–1927Centro Atletico Lito
1928–1928C.A. Bella Vista
1929–1934Club Nacional de Football
Uruguay26 caps, 13 goals

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One rank above: Federico Valverde at #12.

One rank below: Pedro Petrone at #14.

Uruguay's editorial top five: Juan Alberto Schiaffino · Luis Suárez · Enzo Francescoli · Héctor Scarone · José Leandro Andrade.