Álvaro Peña (Bolivian footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Guillermo Peña Peña | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
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 | |||
National team | |||
1987–1996 | Bolivia | 43 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
2004–2005 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
2006 | Destroyers | ||
2006–2007 | Blooming | ||
2007–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv (youth) | ||
2014 | Guabirá | ||
2014 | San José | ||
2017–2018 | Wilstermann | ||
2019–2021 | Real Santa Cruz (assistant) | ||
2021 | Nacional Potosí | ||
2021 | Real Tomayapo | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Álvaro Guillermo Peña Peña (born 11 February 1965) is a Bolivian football manager and player who played as a striker.[1]
Playing career[]
Club[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
His younger brother is also a football manager.
Honours[]
Individual[]
- San José
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1992 Topscorer (32 goals)
References[]
- ^ "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[]
- Álvaro Peña at BDFA (in Spanish)
- 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
- Categoría Primera A players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Bolivian football managers
- Oriente Petrolero managers
- Club Destroyers managers
- Club Blooming managers
- C.D. Real Tomayapo managers
- Bolivian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Ukraine