Diómedes Peña

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.
Diómedes Peña
Personal information
Full name Diómedes Peña Zúñiga
Date of birth (1976-03-21) 21 March 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth Robles, Valle, Colombia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Bolívar
2005–2007 KF Tirana[1] 21 (2)
2007–2010 La Paz
2011 Aurora
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Diómedes Peña Zúñiga (born 21 March 1976) is a retired Colombian football player.

Club career[]

Born in Robles, Valle del Cauca, Peña began playing as a central defender for local sides Alianza Robles, El Cóndor and Deportivo Pasto.[2] He moved to Bolivia in 2001, where he played for Mariscal Brown, Iberoamericana, La Paz F.C. and Club Aurora through 2011.[3] Peña also had a spell with KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga from January 2006 up to January 2007, playing 21 games and scoring 2 goals in the league for the Albanian club, helping them win the Albanian Superliga and the Albanian Supercup. Peña was captain of La Paz, and had a brief spell as a player-manager during 2010.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ "Colombianos En El Exterior: Bolivia, con aroma de café" (in Spanish). El Pais. 22 November 2003.
  3. ^ "Colombiano Diomedes Peña llega a Aurora boliviano" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Diómedes Peña y Carlos Vargas serán los técnicos de La Paz FC" (in Spanish). Jornadanet.com. 10 September 2010.


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