| Juan Manuel Peña |
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| Personal information |
| Full name | Juan Manuel Peña Montaño |
| Date of birth | January 17, 1973 (1973-01-17) (age 36) |
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Playing position | Defender |
| Club information |
| Current club | Free agent |
| Youth career |
| Tahuichi Academy |
| Senior career1 |
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1990–1993 1993–1995 1995–2004 2004–2007 2007–2009 | Blooming Independiente Santa Fe Valladolid Villarreal Celta Vigo | 048 (0) 062 (0) 249 (0) 056 (1) 033 (0) |
| National team2 |
| 1991–present | Bolivia | 085 (1) |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2009. * Appearances (Goals) |
Juan Manuel Peña Montaño (born January 17, 1973 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer who is currently unattached. He plays mainly as a central defender.
[edit] Club career
Peña played for Club Blooming and Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia, before moving to Spain in 1995. At Real Valladolid, he was a defensive stalwart for nine seasons, leaving for Villarreal CF upon his first team's 2004 relegation.[1]
At Villarreal, Peña figured less prominently, but managed to score a rare goal, in a 3-0 home success over Málaga CF, on December 19, 2004. After just six league appearances during 2006-07, he switched to Celta de Vigo, in the second level.
[edit] International career
Upon his debut for the Bolivia national team in 1991 (aged 18), Peña went on to became one of its most capped players and team captain.
With over 80 international matches,[2]he played a FIFA World Cup game, against Spain in 1994 (1-3), also appearing in five Copa América editions.
Peña scored only once for Bolivia, in a friendly match against Honduras played in Washington, on October 11, 2003.
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[edit] External links
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