José Peña (Bolivian footballer)

José Enrique Peña Peña (born 10 September 1968) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

José Peña
Personal information
Full name José Enrique Peña Peña
Date of birth (1968-09-10) 10 September 1968
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Real Santa Cruz
1989 Universitario Sucre
1990 Ciclón
1991 Always Ready
1992–1993 The Strongest
1994 San José
1995 Destroyers (4)
1996 Real Santa Cruz (2)
1997 Oriente Petrolero (2)
1998 Real Potosí 32 (9)
1999 The Strongest 33 (5)
2000 Millonarios
2001 Bolívar
2002 Independiente Petrolero
2003–2004 Oriente Petrolero
Managerial career
2008 Bancruz
2009 Guabirá
2010 Ciclón
2012–2013 Real Santa Cruz
2014 San José (assistant)
2017–2018 Destroyers
2019–2020 Real Santa Cruz
2022 Deportivo FATIC
2023 Libertad Gran Mamoré
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Peña represented Real Santa Cruz (two stints), Universitario de Sucre, Ciclón, Always Ready, The Strongest (two stints), San José, Destroyers, Oriente Petrolero (two stints), Real Potosí, Millonarios, Bolívar and Independiente Petrolero. He retired with Oriente in 2004, aged 36.[1]

Managerial career

After retiring, Peña started his managerial career with Bancruz in 2008.[1] He won the 2009 Copa Simón Bolívar with Guabirá, and was in charge of Ciclón for a brief period in the following year, taking over the club in June and resigning in August.[2]

In January 2021, Peña was named in charge of Real Santa Cruz, and missed out promotion in the final stages of the 2012–13 Liga Nacional B. In 2014, he was a part of his brother's staff at San José,[1] and both later started a football school in their hometown.

Peña returned to managerial duties in 2017, taking over another club he represented as a player, Destroyers. He was sacked on 13 August 2018,[3] and returned to Real Santa Cruz in 2019.

On 31 August 2022, Peña was announced at Deportivo FATIC.[4] The following 14 March, he returned to the top tier after being named in charge of newcomers Libertad Gran Mamoré,[5] but was sacked on 20 July 2023.[6]

Personal life

Peña's older brother Álvaro was also a footballer and is also a manager. He represented Bolivia in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Honours

Manager

Guabirá

References
  1. ""Pepe" Peña, el exitoso volante y entrenador nacional" ["Pepe" Peña, the successful midfielder and national manager] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. "Kekes nuevo técnico de Ciclón" [Kekes new manager of Ciclón] (in Spanish). Opinión. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. "José Peña dejó de ser entrenador de Destroyers" [José Peña left as manager of Destroyers] (in Spanish). Late!. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. "Damos la bienvenida al profesor José Pepe Peña" [We welcome coach José Pepe Peña.]. Deportivo FATIC (in Spanish). Facebook. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. "'Pepe' Peña asumirá en Libertad Gran Mamoré tras la salida de Andrés Marinangeli" ['Pepe' Peña will take over at Libertad Gran Mamoré following the departure of Andrés Marinangeli] (in Spanish). La Palabra del Beni. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. "Libertad Gran Mamoré despide a José Peña y da la bienvenida a Humberto Viviani" [Libertad Gran Mamoré sack José Peña and welcome Humberto Viviani] (in Spanish). Opinión. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. "Álvaro Peña y su hermano José recaudan fondos y reparten víveres en Santa Cruz" [Álvaro Peña and his brother José raise funds and share supplies in Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). La Razón. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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