Iván de la Peña
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Iván de la Peña López[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 May 1976|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santander, Spain[1] | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1993–1995 |
Barcelona B | 37 | (5) | |||||||||||
1995–1998 | Barcelona | 81 | (11) | |||||||||||
1998–2002 |
Lazio | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
1999–2000 | → Marseille (loan) | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
2000–2001 | → Barcelona (loan) | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2002–2011 | Espanyol | 179 | (8) | |||||||||||
Total | 333 | (25) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Spain U16 | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||
1992 | Spain U17 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
1994 | Spain U18 | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||
1995 | Spain U20 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
1995–1996 | Spain U21 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
1996 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2005 | Spain | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Iván de la Peña López (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβan delaˈpeɲa]; born 6 May 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. During his career, he earned the nicknames Pequeño Buda ('Little Buddha') and Lo Pelat ('The Shaven One') due to his shaven head and slight frame.[2][3]
Having started as a youth prodigy at Barcelona, he incidentally closed out his extensive career at neighbouring Espanyol, amassing La Liga totals of 269 games and 19 goals over the course of 12 seasons.
De la Peña was known for his technical skills and accurate passing ability, although his career was affected by several injuries.[4]
Playing career
Club
Born in
With the arrival of Bobby Robson in 1996, de la Peña was given a second chance to establish himself in the team. He subsequently developed a partnership with Ronaldo and was a prominent member of the team that won the Copa del Rey/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Supercup treble in 1997. He was also voted the best young player by El País in both 1996 and 1997.[5]
De la Peña fell out of favour at Barça once again after the arrival of another
In 2002, de la Peña moved to Barcelona neighbours
From 2007 to 2009, after extending his contract,
After the shocking death of new team captain Daniel Jarque, in August 2009, de la Peña was named as his replacement. His physical problems continued to bother him tremendously, to a point which he said that if this became a major issue he would retire, which happened on 22 May 2011 at the age of 35, immediately after a home match against Sevilla.[12]
International
De la Peña, alongside the likes of Gaizka Mendieta, Fernando Morientes and Raúl, played for the Spanish under-21s at both the 1996 UEFA European Championship[13] and the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the nation reach the quarter-finals in the latter.
Despite this, he did not make his debut for the senior team until 9 February 2005, at the age of 28 years and 9 months in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino (Almería, 5–0).[14][15] He subsequently played for Spain on five occasions during the year, with his last coming against the same opponent.
Post-retirement
On 8 June 2011, de la Peña was announced as part of the new coaching staff that would work alongside new manager
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B |
1993–94 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
1994–95 | 31 | 4 | – | – | – | 31 | 4 | |||||
1995–96 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
Total | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
Barcelona | 1995–96 | La Liga | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 9 |
1996–97 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
1997–98 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
Total | 81 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 105 | 14 | ||
Lazio |
1998–99 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
2001–02 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||
Marseille (loan) | 1999–2000 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Barcelona (loan) | 2000–01 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Espanyol | 2002–03 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2003–04 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
2004–05 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
2005–06 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | ||
2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 179 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 210 | 9 | ||
Career total | 333 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 404 | 31 |
International
Spain[20] | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2005 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Barcelona
- La Liga: 1997–98
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Supercopa de España: 1996
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
- UEFA Super Cup: 1997
Lazio
Espanyol
- Copa del Rey: 2005–06
- UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2006–07
International
Spain
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Runner-up 1996
Individual
- Don Balón Award – Breakthrough Player of the Year in La Liga: 1995–96
References
- ^ a b c d "Iván DE LA PEÑA López" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Besa, Ramón (26 December 2003). "'Lo Pelat'" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Espanyol bank on 'Little Buddha'; UEFA, 16 May 2007
- ^ González Fernández, Javier (12 April 2012). "Iván de la Peña, genio maltratado por las lesiones" [Iván de la Peña, genius undone by injuries] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Spain – Footballer of the Year; at RSSSF
- ^ Atkin, Ronald (16 October 2005). "The lost boys of Barcelona". Ezilon. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Lazio: presi De la Pena e Couto. Inter: Torricelli e' vicino" [Lazio: De la Peña and Couto snapped. Inter: Torricelli close] (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 25 June 1998. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ De la Peña seals Spanish return; UEFA, 29 August 2002
- ^ Astruells, Andrés (13 April 2006). "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Espanyol confirm De la Peña deal; UEFA, 19 June 2007
- ^ Barcelona humbled while Madrid strike six; UEFA, 21 February 2009
- ^ Torres, M.C.; Navarro, Cristina (19 May 2011). "De la Peña, el último romántico, cuelga las botas" [De la Peña, the last romantic, hangs boots] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996 (Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996) Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Orgullo Bianconero, 18 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ "De la Peña in line for debut". UEFA. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "España le enseña la manita a San Marino" [Spain show open hand to San Marino] (in Spanish). El País. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Luis Enrique ha firmato "Farò calcio spettacolo"" [Luis Enrique said "I will produce spectacular football"] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Schiavone, David (13 August 2011). "De La Pena leaves Roma for family reasons". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Iván de la Peña at BDFutbol
- ^ "De la Peña". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Iván de la Peña". European Football. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
External links
- Iván de la Peña at BDFutbol
- Iván de la Peña – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Iván de la Peña at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iván de la Peña – FIFA competition record (archived)