Álvaro Guillermo Peña Peña (born 11 February 1965) is a Bolivian football manager and player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Independiente Petrolero.

Playing career

Club

At club level he played for San José, where he was the Bolivian league topscorer in 1992. He played abroad with Deportes Temuco of

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between 1993 and 1994 and for

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of Colombia in 1995. His other clubs in Bolivia include

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Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

, Bolívar,

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, The Strongest and Mariscal Braun.

International

He played 43 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Bolivia national team He made one appearance in the

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and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Peña took up coaching. He has served as the manager for Blooming, Oriente Petrolero and Destroyers. He is currently under contract with Ukrainian team

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, where he is part of the youth sector's coaching staff.

Personal life

His younger brother

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is also a football manager.

Honours

Individual

* San José **

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: 1992 Topscorer (32 goals)

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