Bernabé "Berny" Peña Pizarro (born 19 October 1980 in Carrillo) is a

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n football player. In a 2009 Al Día poll of 71 Costa Rica Premier Division players, Peña was selected as the dirtiest player in the league. He responded, "You have never seen any of my rivals die after one of my fouls, so I don't see the dirty play people talk about".

Club career

He started his career at Guanacasteca, before joining

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in 2004. A year later he signed for Brujas. He was sent on loan to Greek club

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, where he played alongside compatriots

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and

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, but could not save the club from relegation. He then was loaned back to

and again to Greece to play for second division

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. In summer 2010 he returned to Liberia Mía/Águilas Guanacastecas and later had spells in Ecuador with

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, whom he left after only three months and in Honduras with Platense, whom he left in November 2011 after new coach

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told him he did not fit into his plans.

International career

He was first called up by

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in 2004, but Peña made his debut for

in a February 2005

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country at the

2005 UNCAF Nations Cup The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Squads : ...

.Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details
- RSSSF His final international was a February

match against

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Berny 1980 births Living people People from Guanacaste Province Association football defenders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup players Copa Centroamericana-winning players Municipal Liberia footballers Brujas FC players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Kavala F.C. players C.D. Quevedo footballers Platense F.C. players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Honduras