Sebastian Ugarte

Sebastian Ugarte
Ugarte in 1930
Association football career College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 1924–1925 De La Salle University International career Philippines
Military career
Allegiance	Philippines
Service / branch	Philippine Army
Rank	Major

Sebastian Ugarte was a Filipino international footballer and sports executive.

Career

Youth career

From 1924-1925, Ugarte was part of the La Salle football and track and field teams. ^[1]

International career

Ugarte was part of the Philippine national team that participated at the Far Eastern Championship Games. He became a household name among other players for his stints. ^{[2] [3]}

Non-playing career

Ugarte joined the San Miguel Corporation and was deeply involved in the now-defunct Philippine Football Association league. He led the team of San Miguel, and was also the Executive Vice-President at A. Soriano & Co. In the early 1960s, Ugarte through the Soriano group, hired British coaches Alan Rogers, Brian Birch, Danny McClelan and Graham Adams to train coaches, players and referees as well as the national youth and senior teams. In 1961, San Miguel through the Philippine Football Association hired four medical students from Spain who were proficient in football to aid the national team. ^[1]

Non-football activities

After his attendance in De La Salle University, he joined the Manila Daily Bulletin as a sports reporter and covered the sports of basketball, football, swimming and track and field.^{[ citation needed ]}

At the start of the Commonwealth era, he served as legal adviser to Resident Commissioner Joaquín Miguel Elizalde he became legal adviser to the Resident Commissioner Mike Elizalde and joined President Sergio Osmeña upon his return to the Philippines. Ugarte also worked under President Manuel Roxas in Malacañang. He was also a major at the Philippine Army. ^{[1] [4]}

Legacy

He was inducted to the DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. March 1974, a football venue which was named after him, the Sebastian Ugarte Football Field was inaugurated. The Ugarte Field is located inside the Ayala Triangle Gardens but there is no football field in the area since the early 1980s. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

The footballer's descendant, Antonio Ugarte later became involved in football playing for Kaya F.C. of the United Football League ^[9]

References

1. "Ugarte, Sebastian". De La Salle Alumni Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
2. Inigo, Manolo (9 June 2006). "Football, not basketball best suited for Filipinos". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
3. Stokkermans, Karel. "Tenth Far Eastern Games 1934 (Manila)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
4. "Filipinos preparing for Return to Philippine Islands". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 29 July 1944. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
5. "Sports Hall of Fame Awardees". De La Salle Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
6. "Juico heads 'hall' awardees". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
7. Henson, Joaquin (12 December 2007). "Proud moment". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
8. Alcazaren, Paulo (9 April 2011). "A look at the history of Philippine Football: The first & future Azkals". Philippine Azkals Online. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
9. Guerrero, Bob (16 March 2016). "Kaya 1, Balestier Khalsa 0: We belong". Rappler. Retrieved 16 March 2016.