Pedro Uralde
FullnamePedro Uralde Hernáez[1]
Birth date2 March 1958 (age 68)[1]
Birth placeVitoria, Spain[1]
Height1.75 m[1]
PositionStriker
Youthclubs 1Ariznabarra
Youthclubs 2Aurrerá
Youthclubs 3Real Sociedad
Years 11976–1979
Clubs 1San Sebastián
Caps 188
Goals 128
Years 21978–1986
Clubs 2Real Sociedad
Caps 2181
Goals 261
Years 31986–1987
Clubs 3Atlético Madrid
Caps 336
Goals 38
Years 41987–1990
Clubs 4Athletic Bilbao
Caps 496
Goals 434
Years 51990–1992
Clubs 5Deportivo La Coruña
Caps 556
Goals 523
Totalcaps457
Totalgoals154
Nationalyears 11982–1986
Nationalteam 1Spain
Nationalcaps 13
Nationalgoals 10

Pedro Uralde Hernáez (born 2 March 1958) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Uralde started his career with local giants Real Sociedad,[2] already being a first-team regular by the time the Basques won two La Liga titles in a row (57 matches and 21 goals from 1980 to 1982, including four in the last five fixtures of the latter season).[3] He made his debut in the competition on 3 February 1980 by coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 home victory against Athletic Bilbao, and played there until the end of the 1985–86 campaign.[4]

Uralde also claimed the 1982 Supercopa de España with Real. Following a 1–0 loss to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, he scored twice in the second leg, a 4–0 home win in extra time in the first edition of the competition.[5]

Afterwards, Uralde spent one year with Atlético Madrid1986–87 – teaming up with another Basque forward, Julio Salinas, for 23 goals, but the capital club could only finished seventh. He then signed for neighbours Athletic Bilbao, going on to appear in 110 competitive games during his spell.[2]

In his final two years, Uralde represented Deportivo de La Coruña, later Super Depor, netting 23 times in the league prior to the arrival of Bebeto[6] and retiring at 34, with 111 top-flight goals to his credit from 338 appearances.[7]

International career

Uralde earned three caps for Spain, his debut coming on 28 April 1982 in a friendly with Switzerland (90 minutes played, in Valencia).[8] Subsequently, he was called for that year's FIFA World Cup, where he featured 23 minutes in the 0–0 second group-stage draw against England in Madrid.[9]

Honours

Real Sociedad

References

  1. ^ "Pedro Uralde Hernáez" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Athletic Club-Real Sociedad: jugadores en los dos bandos" [Athletic Club-Real Sociedad: players on both sides] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ^ Encinas, Mikel (25 April 2022). ""De lo más bonito que he vivido"" ["One of my most beautiful experiences"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  4. ^ Sánchez, Pablo (12 October 2019). "Se cumplen 41 años del debut de Pedro Uralde con la Real Sociedad" [41st anniversary of Pedro Uralde's debut with Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ Sánchez, Ramón & Azurmendi, Iker (28 December 2020). "Peio Uralde: "Fue uno de los partidos más grandes que se vivió en Atotxa"" [Peio Uralde: "It was one of the greatest matches Atotxa ever lived"] (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  6. ^ Méndez, Daniel (4 November 2011). "La maldición de los delanteros" [The curse of the forwards] (in Spanish). Riazor. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Uralde, 338 partidos y 111 goles en Primera División." [Uralde, 338 matches and 111 goals in First Division.] (in Spanish). Twitter. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ López, Karel (21 May 2018). "Los últimos mundialistas de la Real Sociedad con la selección española" [The last Real Sociedad men in a World Cup with the Spanish national team] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ^ "World Cup 1982 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. ^ "'Sua – Irabazi arte' will make its TV debut on #Vamos (Movistar +)". Real Sociedad. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2025.