Gustavo Peña
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Velazco.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustavo Peña Velazco | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Talpa de Allende, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1960–1967 | Oro Guadalajara | ||
1967–1970 | Cruz Azul | ||
1970–1973 | Jalisco | ||
1973–1976 | Monterrey | ||
1976–1977 | Laguna | ||
National team | |||
1961–1974 | Mexico | 82 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
1978–1979 | Leones Negros | ||
1979 | Monterrey | ||
1979 | Mexico | ||
1980–1983 | Tampico Madero | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Gustavo Peña Velazco (born 22 November 1942) is a retired Mexican football defender and manager.
Career
Born in Talpa de Allende, Peña moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco with his parents when he was young. He began playing football with local side CD Oro. He played for nearly twenty years in the Primera División de México with Oro, Cruz Azul, Monterrey[1] and Club de Fútbol Laguna.[2]
He earned 82 caps and scored 3 goals for the Mexico national football team from 1961 to 1974,[3] and took part in two FIFA World Cups (1966 and 1970), where he was captain in both tournaments.[4]
References
- ↑ Anceno Rivas, Fr. José Manuel (7 April 2002). ""El Halcón" Peña prepara el vuelo" ["The Hawk" Peña prepares for flight] (in Spanish). Semanario.
- ↑ Rosas, Sergio Luis (24 March 2010). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreon.
- ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando and Reyes Padilla, Macario (6 March 2012). "Mexico - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Setenta Aniversario: Gustavo Peña" [Seventieth birthday: Gustavo Peña] (in Spanish). Esto. 25 August 2011.
External links
- Gustavo Peña – FIFA competition record
- Gustavo Peña at National-Football-Teams.com
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