Gustavo Peña
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Velazco.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Peña Velazco | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Talpa de Allende, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1960–1967 | Oro Guadalajara | ||
| 1967–1970 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1970–1973 | Jalisco | ||
| 1973–1976 | Monterrey | ||
| 1976–1977 | Laguna | ||
| National team | |||
| 1961–1974 | Mexico | 82 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1978–1979 | Leones Negros | ||
| 1979 | Monterrey | ||
| 1979 | Mexico | ||
| 1980–1983 | Tampico Madero | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gustavo Peña Velazco (born 22 November 1942) is a Mexican football Defender and manager.
Life
Born in Talpa de Allende, Peña moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico with his parents when he was young.
Career
He began playing football with local side CD Oro. He played for nearly twenty years in the Primera División with Oro, Cruz Azul, Monterrey[1] and Club de Fútbol Laguna.[2]
He earned 82 caps and scored 3 goals for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) from 1961 to 1974,[3] and captained the team in FIFA World Cup (1966 and 1970) tournaments.[4]
References
- ↑ Anceno Rivas, Fr. José Manuel (7 April 2002). ""El Halcón" Peña prepara el vuelo" ["The Hawk" Peña prepares for flight] (in Spanish). Semanario.
- ↑ Rosas, Sergio Luis (24 March 2010). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreon.
- ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando and Reyes Padilla, Macario (6 March 2012). "Mexico - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Setenta Aniversario: Gustavo Peña" [Seventieth birthday: Gustavo Peña] (in Spanish). Esto. 25 August 2011.
External links
- Gustavo Peña – FIFA competition record
- Gustavo Peña at National-Football-Teams.com
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