Álvaro Peña (Bolivian footballer) explained

Álvaro Peña
Full Name:Guillermo Álvaro Peña Peña
Height:1.78 m
Birth Date:11 February 1965
Birth Place:Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position:Striker
Years1:1987–1989
Years2:1990–1992
Years3:1993–1994
Years4:1995
Years5:1995
Years6:1996
Years7:1997
Years8:1998
Years9:1999
Years10:2000
Years11:2001–2002
Years12:2002–2003
Clubs1:Blooming
Clubs2:San José
Clubs3:Temuco
Clubs4:Cortuluá
Clubs5:Bolívar
Clubs6:Real Santa Cruz
Clubs7:Destroyers
Clubs8:Oriente Petrolero
Clubs9:The Strongest
Clubs10:Bolívar
Clubs11:Mariscal Braun
Caps3:29
Caps4:18
Goals3:7
Goals4:6
Nationalyears1:1987–1996
Nationalteam1:Bolivia
Nationalcaps1:43
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:2004–2005
Manageryears2:2006
Manageryears3:2006–2007
Manageryears4:2007–2013
Manageryears5:2014
Manageryears6:2014
Manageryears7:2017–2018
Manageryears8:2019–2021
Manageryears9:2021
Manageryears10:2021
Manageryears11:2022
Manageryears12:2023
Managerclubs1:Oriente Petrolero
Managerclubs2:Destroyers
Managerclubs3:Blooming
Managerclubs4:Dynamo Kyiv (youth)
Managerclubs5:Guabirá
Managerclubs6:San José
Managerclubs7:Jorge Wilstermann
Managerclubs8:Real Santa Cruz (assistant)
Managerclubs9:Nacional Potosí
Managerclubs10:Real Tomayapo
Managerclubs11:Jorge Wilstermann
Managerclubs12:Independiente Petrolero

Guillermo Álvaro Peña Peña (born 11 February 1965) is a Bolivian football manager and player who played as a striker.[1]

Playing career

Club

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.

International

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.

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.

Personal life

His younger brother José is also a football manager.

Honours

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oficial: Álvaro Peña será el nuevo entrenador de Real Tomayapo. Spanish. El País. 10 August 2021. 11 August 2021.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/boltops.html rsssf: Bolivian league topscorers
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers