Marcelo Peña
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Marcelo Peña Bustamante | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1994–1998 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1999 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2000 | Everton | ||
| 2001 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2002–2003 | Unión Española | ||
| 2004 | Persija Jakarta | ||
| 2005 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
| 2005 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Argentinos Juniors(assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Boca Juniors(assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Rangers | ||
| 2012 | Universidad de Chile(youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo Marcelo Peña Bustamante(born 30 June 1975), known asMarcelo Peña,is a Chileanfootballmanager and former player.
Early life
[edit]After being born in Chile, Peña emigrated with his family to Australia when he was a year old. He grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney.[1]
Club career
[edit]Peña played his junior football withMarconibefore moving back to Chile at the age of 17. He made his debut forCatólicaat the age of 18. He later had stints withColo-Colo,Santiago Morning,Audax Italiano,Unión EspañolaandEverton de Viña del Mar.[1] [2]
In 2005, he had a short stint withBentleigh Greensin theVictorian Premier Leaguein Australia.[1]
International career
[edit]Peña played forChile BagainstEngland Bon 10 February 1998. Chile won by 2–1.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Peña worked as coach for the youth team ofUniversidad de Chileand as manager ofRangers de Talcain thePrimera B de Chile.[4]Also, he has been an assistant ofClaudio BorghiforArgentinos JuniorsandBoca Juniors.[5]
Personal life
[edit]His son, Sebastián, is a footballer who was with theUniversidad de Chileyouth ranks and next moved to Australia and joinedMacarthur Rams,[6]winning the2022 NSW League Two.[7]His son, Marco, was with Universidad de Chile,Barnechea,Colo ColoandUnión Españolabefore joining Australian club Tigers FC in 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abcLynch, Michael (2 February 2005)."Chilean star eyes A-League spot".The Age.Retrieved7 September2011.
- ^"Pena, Marcelo".Australian Player Database.OzFootball.Retrieved9 September2011.
- ^"Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra".Guioteca(in Spanish).El Mercurio.13 April 2011.Retrieved6 October2021.
- ^"Tapia y Peña quedan a un paso de asumir selecciones menores".AS Chile(in Spanish).Diario AS.10 February 2016.Retrieved6 October2021.
- ^"Ex ayudante de Borghi en Boca: Por capacidad, él es la persona para la selección".alairelibre.cl(in Spanish).Cooperativa.21 February 2011.Retrieved6 October2021.
- ^"El hijo de un ex Selección Chilena dejó el país y fue campeón ¿Lo llama Berizzo?".El Portal Deportivo(in Spanish). 4 September 2022.Retrieved5 September2022.
- ^"Macarthur Rams crowned 2022 League Two Champions".Football NSW.3 September 2022.Retrieved5 September2022.
- ^@futchile_oficial (13 September 2024)."El volante Marco Peña (2002 🇨🇱 🇦🇺), se encuentra jugando esta temporada en Tigers FC de la NPL Canberra de Australia 🇦🇺"(in Spanish).Retrieved16 September2024– viaInstagram.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Chilean emigrants to Australia
- Chilean men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Chile men's international footballers
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Persija Jakarta players
- Bentleigh Greens SC players
- Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Indonesian Premier Division players
- Chilean football managers
- Rangers de Talca managers
- Primera B de Chile managers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Chilean expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Argentina
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Soccer players from Sydney