Álvaro Peña

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Álvaro Guillermo Peña (born February 11, 1965 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former football striker from Bolivia. He played 43 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Bolivia national team^[1] He made one appearance in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At club level he played for San José, where he was the Bolivian league topscorer in 1992.^[2] He played abroad with Deportes Temuco of Chile between 1993 and 1994 and for Cortuluá of Colombia in 1995.

His other clubs in Bolivia include Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Bolívar, Destroyers, The Strongest and Mariscal Braun.

[edit] Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Peña took up coaching. He has served as the manager for Blooming, Oriente Petrolero and Destroyers. He is currently under contract with Ukrainian team Dinamo Kiev, where he is part of the youth sector's coaching staff.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Individual

• San José
  • Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1992 Topscorer (32 goals)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career profile at National Football Teams

Álvaro Peña international tournaments v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1989 Copa América 1 Galarza • 2 Arías • 3 Borja • 4 Etcheverry • 5 Ferrufino • 6 Fontana • 7 García • 8 Martínez • 9 Melgar • 10 Paniagua • 11 Á. Peña • 12 Barrero • 13 Rimba • 14 Roca • 15 Saldías • 16 Salinas • 17 Sánchez • 18 Takeo • 19 Villegas • 20 Castillo • Coach: Habberger v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1991 Copa América 1 Barrero • 2 Rimba • 3 Jiguchi • 4 Saldías • 5 Ferrufino • 6 Rivero • 7 Borja • 8 Melgar • 9 Suárez • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 M. Soria • 13 J. Peña • 14 Medrano • 15 Soruco • 16 Sánchez • 17 Chávez • 18 Molina • 19 Á. Peña • 20 R. Castillo • 21 Baldivieso • 22 Aragón • Coach: Blacutt v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1993 Copa América 1 Rojas • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Villarroel • 8 Melgar • 9 Á. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Torrico • 13 Soruco • 14 Ríos • 15 Pérez • 16 Cristaldo • 17 Ramallo • 18 Noro • 19 I. Castillo • 20 R. Castillo • 21 Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Trucco • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Pinedo • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Rojas • 13 Soruco • 14 Ramos • 15 Soria • 16 Cristaldo • 17 O. Sánchez • 18 Ramallo • 19 Torrico • 20 Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1995 Copa América 1 Trucco • 2 Castillo • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 J. Peña • 6 Cristaldo • 7 Angola • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Mercado • 12 Torrico • 13 Sánchez • 14 Ramos • 15 Quinteros • 16 Ruiz • 17 Suárez • 18 Borja • 19 Arteaga • 20 Baldivieso • 21 Medeiros • 22 Soria • Coach: López Habas

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