Álvaro Peña (Bolivian footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Guillermo Peña | ||
Date of birth | February 11, 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Tahuichi Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1989 | Blooming | ||
1990–1992 | San José | ||
1993–1994 | Temuco | 29 | (7) |
1995 | Cortuluá | 18 | (6) |
1995 | Bolívar | ||
1996 | Real Santa Cruz | ||
1997 | Destroyers | ||
1998 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
1999 | The Strongest | ||
2000 | Bolívar | ||
2001–2002 | Mariscal Braun | ||
2002-2003 | Iberoamericana | ||
International career | |||
1987–1996 | Bolivia | 43 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2004-2005 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
2006 | Destroyers | ||
2006-2007 | Blooming | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008 |
- For the Athletic Club player see Álvaro Peña Herrero.
Álvaro Guillermo Peña (born February 11, 1965 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former football striker from Bolivia.
Playing career
Club
At club level he played for San José, where he was the Bolivian league topscorer in 1992.[1] 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
He played 43 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Bolivia national team[2] He made one appearance in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]
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.
Honours
Individual
- San José
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1992 Topscorer (32 goals)
References
- ^ rsssf: Bolivian league topscorers
- ^ rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers
- ^ Álvaro Peña – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Álvaro Peña at BDFA
- Peña.html Álvaro Peña at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Bolivian footballers
- Bolivia international footballers
- Association football forwards
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1989 Copa América players
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
- Club Blooming players
- Club San José players
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Cortuluá footballers
- Club Bolívar players
- Club Destroyers players
- Oriente Petrolero players
- The Strongest players
- Bolivian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Campeonato Nacional (Chile) players
- Bolivian football managers
- Oriente Petrolero managers
- Club Destroyers managers
- Club Blooming managers