Juan Manuel Peña
 Peña before a game with Bolivia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Peña Montaño | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tahuichi Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Blooming | 48 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Santa Fe | 62 | (0) |
| 1995–2004 | Valladolid | 249 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Villarreal | 56 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 |
Celta | 33 | (0) |
| 2010 | D.C. United | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 458 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2009 | Bolivia | 85 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Manuel Peña Montaño (born 17 January 1973) is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
The vast majority of his professional career was spent in Spain, where he played a total of 14 years for three teams (mainly Valladolid), appearing in a total of 305 La Liga games.
Peña played more than 80 times with Bolivia, representing the nation at the 1994 World Cup and five Copa América tournaments.
Club career
Born in
At Villarreal Peña figured less prominently, but managed to score a rare goal, in a 3–0 home win against
Following two seasons of intermittent use, Peña retired in mid-November 2009 aged 36, not wishing to pursue his career anymore after careful deliberation. However, on 25 March of the following year, he signed with D.C. United of the Major League Soccer.[3]
International career
After his debut for
Peña scored only once for the national team, in a friendly match with Honduras played in Washington on 11 October 2003. In his penultimate appearance, on 1 April 2009, he helped to the 6–1 demolition of Argentina in La Paz for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[7]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2003 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States |  Honduras
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Villarreal
References
- ^ Peña inks Villarreal deal; UEFA.com, 26 August 2004
- ESPN Soccernet, 19 December 2004
- ^ United to sign Carey Talley; The Washington Post, 25 March 2010
- RSSSF
- ^ Bolivia – Record international players Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
- ^ World Cup '94; Bolivia scores, but will still go home; The New York Times, 28 June 1994
- ^ Bolivia humilla a Argentina (Bolivia humiliates Argentina); Marca, 1 April 2009 (in Spanish)
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (in Spanish)
- Juan Manuel Peña at BDFutbol
- MLS player profile
- Juan Manuel Peña at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Manuel Peña – FIFA competition record (archived)
