Diómedes Peña

Colombian footballer (born 1976)

Diómedes Peña
Personal information
Peña in 2021
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

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.

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

^ Profile
^ "Colombianos En El Exterior: Bolivia, con aroma de café" (in Spanish). El Pais. 22 November 2003.
^ "Colombiano Diomedes Peña llega a Aurora boliviano" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 21 December 2010.
^ "Diómedes Peña y Carlos Vargas serán los técnicos de La Paz FC" (in Spanish). Jornadanet.com. 10 September 2010.