José Peña (Bolivian footballer)

José Peña
Personal information
Full name	José Enrique Peña Peña
Date of birth	10 September 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Deportivo FATIC (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	Real Santa Cruz
1989	Universitario Sucre
1990	Ciclón
1991	Always Ready
1992–1993	The Strongest
1994	San José
1995	Destroyers
1996	Real Santa Cruz
1997	Oriente Petrolero
1998	Real Potosí
1999	The Strongest
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
2024–	Deportivo FATIC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Enrique Peña Peña (born 10 September 1968) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Deportivo FATIC.

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

Copa Simón Bolívar: 2009

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ""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.
^ "Kekes nuevo técnico de Ciclón" [Kekes new manager of Ciclón] (in Spanish). Opinión. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "'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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

José Peña at BDFA (in Spanish)
José Peña coach profile at Soccerway

[LT-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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