Diómedes Peña

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.
Diómedes Peña
Personal information
Full name Diómedes Peña Zúñiga
Date of birth (1976-03-21) 21 March 1976
Place of birth Robles, Valle, Colombia
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Bolívar
2005–2007 KF Tirana[1] 21 (2)
2007–2010 La Paz
2011 Aurora

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Diómedes Peña Zúñiga (born 21 March 1976) is a retired Colombian football player.

Club career

Born in Robles, Valle del Cauca, Peña began playing as a central defender 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.
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