Álvaro Guillermo Peña Peña (born 11 February 1965) is a Bolivian football manager and player who played as a striker.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Guillermo Peña Peña | ||
Date of birth | (1965-02-11) 11 February 1965 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Academía Tahuichi [es] | |||
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 | Iberoamericana [es] | ||
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 | ||
2022 | Wilstermann | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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]
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.
His younger brother José is also a football manager.
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Bolivian Primera División top scorers | |
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Jorge Wilstermann – managers | |
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