Diómedes Peña Zúñiga (born 21 March 1976) is a Colombian

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and former player who played as a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

. He is the current manager of Bolivian club

Enrique Happ Club Deportivo Enrique Happ del Trópico is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia currently playing at Cochabamba Primera A, one of the first division regional leagues. They play their home games at the Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Sud ...

Club career

Born in Robles, Valle del Cauca, Peña began playing for local sides Alianza Robles, El Cóndor and Deportivo Pasto. He moved to Bolivia in 2001, where he played for Mariscal Brown, Iberoamericana, La Paz F.C. and

Club Aurora Club Deportivo Aurora is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia, that plays in the División de Fútbol Profesional, the top tier of Bolivian football. The club was founded 27 May 1935, and plays its home games at the Estadio Félix Capriles. ...

through 2011. Peña also had a spell with

KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. The men's football club is part of the multi-discipli ...

in the

Albanian Superliga Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste ...

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

and the

Albanian Supercup The Albanian Supercup is a single match usually at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Kategoria Superiore and Albanian Cup. Prior to 2000, Supercup final was not played when the champion team won the Double. However, after the ...

. Peña was captain of La Paz, and had a brief spell as a player-manager during 2010.

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* * 1976 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Deportivo Pasto footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Club Bolívar players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Albania KF Tirana players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Albania La Paz F.C. players Club Aurora players Footballers from Valle del Cauca Department Colombian football managers La Paz F.C. managers Colombian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bolivia C.D. San Antonio Bulo Bulo managers {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub