Carlos Peña (Spanish footballer)

Carlos González Peña (born 28 July 1983) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a left-back. He is the head coach of Super League (Indonesia) club Persita Tangerang.

Full name Carlos González Peña^[1]

Date of birth 28 July 1983 (age 43)^[1]

Place of birth Salamanca, Spain^[1]

Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]

Quick facts Personal information, Full name ...

Carlos Peña
Personal information
Peña with Valladolid in 2010
Full name	Carlos González Peña^[1]
Date of birth	(1983-07-28) 28 July 1983 (age 43)^[1]
Place of birth	Salamanca, Spain^[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Persita Tangerang (manager)
Youth career
	Damm
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Barcelona C	50	(1)
2001–2006	Barcelona B	107	(6)
2006–2009	Albacete	102	(2)
2009–2010	Recreativo	30	(0)
2010–2015	Valladolid	155	(3)
2015–2016	Oviedo	41	(0)
2017	Getafe	13	(0)
2017–2018	Lorca	35	(0)
2018–2020	Goa	39	(2)
Total		572	(14)
International career
2001–2002	Spain U19	9	(0)
2003	Spain U20	11	(0)
2004–2005	Spain U21	10	(0)
Managerial career
2022–2023	Goa
2023–2024	Ratchaburi
2024–2025	Persija Jakarta
2025–	Persita Tangerang
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Close

He amassed Segunda División totals of 322 matches and four goals, in service of six clubs. He added 54 appearances in La Liga (one goal) for Valladolid, and also played in India.

Playing career

Peña was born in Salamanca, Castile and León. An unsuccessful FC Barcelona youth graduate (he only played with its C and B sides for five years), he went on to establish himself as a professional with Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División, appearing in 106 official matches over three seasons.^[2]

For the 2009–10 campaign, Peña stayed in that level as he signed with Recreativo de Huelva for four years.^[3] He continued to be first choice at his new club but, after only one season, moved to Real Valladolid, recently relegated from La Liga.^[4]

Peña contributed 35 games and one goal^[5] in his second year, helping the Pucelanos return to the top flight after two years out.^[6] He made his debut in the competition on 27 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Levante UD.^[7]

Peña scored his only goal in the top tier on 11 May 2014, but also put one in his own net in a 4–3 away loss to Real Betis,^[8] and Valladolid ultimately suffered relegation. On 25 June 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Real Oviedo, newly promoted to the second division.^[9]

On 23 December 2016, the 33-year-old Peña joined Getafe CF of the same league until June 2018, after cutting ties with the Asturians.^[10] The following 19 July, he moved to Lorca FC also in division two.^[11]

On 29 July 2018, Peña moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Indian Super League franchise FC Goa.^[12] In April 2020, he announced his retirement.^[13]

Coaching career

Peña worked with CF Lorca Deportiva,^[14] UCAM Murcia CF^[15] and Albacete's youth teams after retiring.^[16] On 16 April 2022, he was appointed manager of his last club Goa.^[17]

In June 2023, Peña signed as new head coach of Ratchaburi F.C. in the Thai League 1.^[18] One year later, he switched to the Liga 1 (Indonesia) with Persija Jakarta.^[19]

Peña remained in the Indonesian top division on 11 June 2025, being appointed at Persita Tangerang.^[20]

Career statistics

More information Club, Season ...

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2001–02^[21]	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2002–03^[21]	Segunda División B	9	0	—		—		9	0
	2003–04^[21]	Segunda División B	27	0	—		—		27	0
	2004–05^[21]	Segunda División B	34	2	—		—		34	2
	2005–06^[21]	Segunda División B	36	4	—		—		36	4
	Total		107	6	—		—		107	6
Albacete	2006–07^[21]	Segunda División	25	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2007–08^[21]	Segunda División	41	2	2	0	—		43	2
	2008–09^[21]	Segunda División	36	0	1	0	—		37	0
	Total		102	2	4	0	—		106	2
Recreativo	2009–10^[21]	Segunda División	30	0	2	0	—		32	0
Valladolid	2010–11^[21]	Segunda División	29	0	3	0	2^[a]	0	34	0
	2011–12^[21]	Segunda División	35	1	1	0	4^[a]	0	40	1
	2012–13^[21]	La Liga	17	0	2	0	—		19	0
	2013–14^[21]	La Liga	37	1	2	0	—		39	1
	2014–15^[21]	Segunda División	37	1	2	0	2^[a]	0	41	1
	Total		155	3	10	0	8	0	173	3
Oviedo	2015–16^[21]	Segunda División	37	0	0	0	—		37	0
	2016–17^[21]	Segunda División	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	Total		41	0	1	0	—		42	0
Getafe	2016–17^[21]	Segunda División	13	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	14	0
Lorca	2017–18^[21]	Segunda División	35	0	1	0	—		36	0
Goa	2018–19^[1]	Indian Super League	19	0			—		19	0
	2019–20^[1]	Indian Super League	20	2			—		20	2
	Total		39	2			—		39	2
Career total			522	13	18	0	9	0	549	13

Close

[a]
Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Managerial statistics

As of match played 13 September 2026^[22]

More information Team, Nat. ...

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat.	From	To	Record								Ref.
Team	Nat.	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref.
Goa		16 April 2022	23 April 2023	23	10	3	10	41	40	+1	043.48
Ratchaburi		24 June 2023	30 June 2024	35	14	6	15	49	40	+9	040.00
Persija Jakarta		1 July 2024	1 May 2025	35	14	9	12	48	44	+4	040.00
Persita Tangerang		11 June 2025	Present	36	14	7	15	42	40	+2	038.89
Career Total				129	52	25	52	180	164	+16	040.31