Álvaro Peña (Bolivian footballer)

Álvaro Peña
Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Álvaro Peña Peña
Date of birth	11 February 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Academía Tahuichi [es]
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1989	Blooming
1990–1992	San José
1993–1994	Temuco
1995	Cortuluá
1995	Bolívar
1996	Real Santa Cruz
1997	Destroyers
1998	Oriente Petrolero
1999	The Strongest
2000	Bolívar
2001–2002	Mariscal Braun
2002–2003	Iberoamericana [es]
International career
1987–1996	Bolivia
Managerial career
2004–2005	Oriente Petrolero
2006	Destroyers
2006–2007	Blooming
2007–2013	Dynamo Kyiv (youth)
2014	Guabirá
2014	San José
2017–2018	Jorge Wilstermann
2019–2021	Real Santa Cruz (assistant)
2021	Nacional Potosí
2021	Real Tomayapo
2022	Jorge Wilstermann
2023	Independiente Petrolero
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Álvaro Peña Peña (born 11 February 1965) is a Bolivian football manager and player who played as a striker.^[1]

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

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.

International[edit]

He played 43 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Bolivia national team^[3] He made one appearance in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[4]

Managerial career[edit]

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.

Personal life[edit]

His younger brother José is also a football manager.

Honours[edit]

Individual

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top Scorer: 1992 (32 goals, with San José)

References[edit]

^ "Oficial: Álvaro Peña será el nuevo entrenador de Real Tomayapo" (in Spanish). El País. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ rsssf: Bolivian league topscorers
^ rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers
^ Álvaro Peña – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links[edit]

Álvaro Peña at BDFA (in Spanish)
Álvaro Peña at National-Football-Teams.com
Álvaro Peña at Soccerway

[1] "Oficial: Álvaro Peña será el nuevo entrenador de Real Tomayapo" (in Spanish). El País. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[2] rsssf: Bolivian league topscorers

[3] rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers

[4] Álvaro Peña – FIFA competition record (archived)

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