Diómedes Peña

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.

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

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

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.

External links

• Diómedes Peña at BDFA (in Spanish)