Gustavo Peña
Mexican footballer and manager (1942–2021)
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Gustavo Peña Velasco (22 November 1942 – 19 January 2021) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager.
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Peña in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Peña Velasco | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Talpa de Allende, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 2021 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1967 | Oro Guadalajara | ||
| 1967–1970 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1970–1973 | Jalisco | ||
| 1973–1976 | Monterrey | ||
| 1976–1977 | Laguna | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1974 | Mexico | 82 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1978–1979 | Leones Negros | ||
| 1979 | Monterrey | ||
| 1979 | Mexico | ||
| 1980–1983 | Tampico Madero | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life
Born in Talpa de Allende, Peña moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, with his parents when he was young.
Gustavo Peña died of COVID-19 in Mexico City on 19 January 2021, at age 78, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[1]
Career
He began playing football with local side CD Oro. He played for nearly twenty years in the Primera División with Oro, Cruz Azul, Monterrey[2] and Club de Fútbol Laguna.[3]
He earned 82 caps and scored 3 goals for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) from 1961 to 1974,[4] and captained the team in FIFA World Cup (1966 and 1970) tournaments.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 June 1966 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–? | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 2. | 20 October 1968 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru |  Peru | 2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 3. | 11 June 1970 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Player
Individual
Manager
Leones Negros
