Álvaro Peña

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Álvaro Peña
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Guillermo Peña
Date of birth (1965-02-11) February 11, 1965
Place of birthSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubRetired
Number--
Youth career
Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1987–1989Blooming
1990–1992San José
1993–1994Temuco
1995Cortuluá18(6)
1995Bolívar
1996Real Santa Cruz
1997Destroyers
1998Oriente Petrolero
1999The Strongest
2000Bolívar
2001–2002Mariscal Braun
2002-2003Iberoamericana
National team
1987–1996Bolivia43(4)
Teams managed
2004-2005Oriente Petrolero
2006Destroyers
2006-2007Blooming
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
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. He played 43 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Bolivia national team[1] He made one appearance in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers
  2. ↑ rsssf: Bolivian league topscorers

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