Sebastian Ugarte was a Filipino international

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and sports executive.

Career

Youth career

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

International career

Ugarte was part of the Philippine national team that participated at the

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. He became a household name among other players for his stints.

Non-playing career

Ugarte joined the

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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

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to train coaches, players and referees as well as the national youth and

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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.

Non-football activities

After his attendance in

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, he joined the '' Manila Daily Bulletin'' as a sports

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and covered the sports of

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and

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. At the start of the Commonwealth era, he served as legal adviser to Resident Commissioner

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he became legal adviser to the Resident Commissioner Mike Elizalde and joined President

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upon his return to the Philippines. Ugarte also worked under President

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in Malacañang. He was also a

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at the

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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

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but there is no football field in the area since the early 1980s. The footballer's descendant, Antonio Ugarte later became involved in football playing for

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of the United Football League.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ugarte, Sebastian Philippines men's international footballers Filipino men's footballers 20th-century Filipino businesspeople De La Salle University alumni Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing San Miguel Corporation people Osmeña administration personnel Roxas administration personnel Men's association football players not categorized by position National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) players