Marcelo Peña
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eduardo Marcelo Peña Bustamante | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Chile | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Marconi Stallions | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993 | Universidad Católica | ||
1994–1998 | Audax Italiano | ||
1999 | Santiago Morning | ||
2000 | Everton | ||
2001 | Colo-Colo | ||
2002–2003 | Unión Española | ||
2004 | Persija Jakarta | ||
2005 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
2005 | Deportes Concepción | ||
National team | |||
1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2009 | Argentinos Juniors (assistant) | ||
2010 | Boca Juniors (assistant) | ||
2011 | Rangers | ||
2012 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Eduardo Marcelo Peña Bustamante (born 30 June 1975), known as Marcelo Peña, is a Chilean football manager and former player.
Early life[]
After being born in Chile, Peña emigrated with his family to Australia when he was a year old. He grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney.[1]
Club career[]
Peña played his junior football with Marconi before moving back to Chile at the age of 17. He made his debut for Católica at the age of 18. He later had stints with Colo-Colo, Santiago Morning, Audax Italiano, Unión Española and Everton de Viña del Mar.[1] [2]
In 2005, he had a short stint with Bentleigh Greens in the Victorian Premier League in Australia.[1]
International career[]
Peña played for Chile B against England B on 10 February 1998. Chile won by 2–1.[3]
Coaching career[]
Peña worked as coach for the youth team of Universidad de Chile and as manager of Rangers de Talca in the Primera B de Chile.[4] Also, he has been an assistant of Claudio Borghi for Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Lynch, Michael (2 February 2005). "Chilean star eyes A-League spot". The Age. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Pena, Marcelo". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Tapia y Peña quedan a un paso de asumir selecciones menores". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Ex ayudante de Borghi en Boca: Por capacidad, él es la persona para la selección". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Chilean emigrants to Australia
- Chilean footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Chile international footballers
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Persija Jakarta players
- Bentleigh Greens SC players
- Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Indonesian Premier Division players
- Chilean football managers
- Rangers de Talca managers
- Primera B de Chile managers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Australia