Diómedes Peña

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Diómedes Peña Zúñiga (born 21 March 1976) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Bolivian club Enrique Happ.

Diómedes Peña
Peña in 2021
Personal information
Full name Diómedes Peña Zúñiga
Date of birth (1976-03-21) 21 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Robles [es], Valle, Colombia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Enrique Happ (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Alianza Robles
El Cóndor [es]
Deportivo Pasto
2002–2003 Mariscal Braun
2004 Iberoamericana [es] 19 (2)
2005 La Paz
2005–2007 KF Tirana[1] 21 (2)
2007–2008 La Paz
2009 Blooming
2009 The Strongest 5 (0)
2010 La Paz
2011–2012 Aurora 33 (1)
2012 ABB
Managerial career
2010 La Paz (player-manager)
2014–2016 Enrique Happ
2020 Municipal de Tiquipaya
2021 San Antonio Bulo Bulo
2022 Aurora (youth)
2023– Enrique Happ
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Robles, Valle del Cauca, Peña began playing for local sides Alianza Robles, El Cóndor and Deportivo Pasto.[2] He moved to Bolivia in 2001, where he played for Mariscal Brown, Iberoamericana, La Paz F.C. and Club Aurora through 2011.[3] Peña also had a spell with KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga from January 2006 up to January 2007, playing 21 games and scoring 2 goals in the league for the Albanian club, helping them win the Albanian Superliga and the Albanian Supercup. Peña was captain of La Paz, and had a brief spell as a player-manager during 2010.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ "Colombianos En El Exterior: Bolivia, con aroma de café" (in Spanish). El Pais. 22 November 2003.
  3. ^ "Colombiano Diomedes Peña llega a Aurora boliviano" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Diómedes Peña y Carlos Vargas serán los técnicos de La Paz FC" (in Spanish). Jornadanet.com. 10 September 2010.
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