Eduardo Marcelo Peña Bustamante (born 30 June 1975), known as Marcelo Peña, is a Chilean

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manager and former player.

Early life

After being born in Chile, Peña emigrated with his family to Australia when he was a year old. He grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney.

Club career

Peña played his junior football with Marconi before moving back to Chile at the age of 17. He made his debut for Católica at the age of 18. He later had stints with Colo-Colo, Santiago Morning,

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, Unión Española and Everton de Viña del Mar. In 2005, he had a short stint with

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in the Victorian Premier League in Australia.

International career

Peña played for Chile B against

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on 10 February 1998. Chile won by 2–1.

Coaching career

Peña worked as coach for the youth team of Universidad de Chile and as manager of Rangers de Talca in the

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. Also, he has been an assistant of Claudio Borghi for Argentinos Juniors and

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Personal life

His son, Sebastián, is a footballer who was with the Universidad de Chile youth ranks and next moved to Australia and joined

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, winning the 2022 NSW League Two. His son, Marco, was with Universidad de Chile, Barnechea, Colo Colo and Unión Española before joining Australian club Tigers FC in 2024.

References

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