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José Enrique Peña Peña (born 10 September 1968) is a Bolivian
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and former player who played as a
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. He is the current manager of Deportivo FATIC.


Playing career

Born in
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, Peña represented
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(two stints),
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, Ciclón, Always Ready,
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(two stints), San José,
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(two stints),
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, Bolívar and Independiente Petrolero. He retired with Oriente in 2004, aged 36.


Managerial career

After retiring, Peña started his managerial career with Bancruz in 2008. He won the 2009 Copa Simón Bolívar with Guabirá, and was in charge of Ciclón for a brief period in the following year, taking over the club in June and resigning in August. In January 2021, Peña was named in charge of Real Santa Cruz, and missed out promotion in the final stages of the
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. In 2014, he was a part of his brother's staff at San José, and both later started a football school in their hometown. Peña returned to managerial duties in 2017, taking over another club he represented as a player, Destroyers. He was sacked on 13 August 2018, and returned to Real Santa Cruz in 2019. On 31 August 2022, Peña was announced at Deportivo FATIC. The following 14 March, he returned to the top tier after being named in charge of newcomers Libertad Gran Mamoré, but was sacked on 20 July 2023.


Personal life

Peña's older brother
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was also a footballer and is also a manager. He represented Bolivia in the
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Honours


Manager

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Jose 1968 births Living people Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivian men's footballers 20th-century Bolivian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Real Santa Cruz players Universitario de Sucre footballers Club Atlético Ciclón players Club Always Ready players The Strongest players Club San José players Club Destroyers players Oriente Petrolero players Club Real Potosí players Millonarios F.C. players Club Bolívar players Club Independiente Petrolero players Bolivian football managers Club Deportivo Guabirá managers Real Santa Cruz managers Club Destroyers managers Libertad Gran Mamoré F.C. managers