Gustavo Peña facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.
Peña in 1970
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gustavo Peña Velasco | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Talpa de Allende, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 2021 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1960–1967 | Oro Guadalajara | ||
| 1967–1970 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1970–1973 | Jalisco | ||
| 1973–1976 | Monterrey | ||
| 1976–1977 | Laguna | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1974 | Mexico | 82 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1978–1979 | Leones Negros | ||
| 1979 | Monterrey | ||
| 1979 | Mexico | ||
| 1980–1983 | Tampico Madero | ||
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Gustavo Peña Velasco (22 November 1942 – 19 January 2021) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager.
Life
Born in Talpa de Allende, Peña moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, with his parents when he was young.
Gustavo Peña died of COVID-19 in Mexico City on 19 January 2021, at age 78, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.
Career
He began playing football with local side CD Oro. He played for nearly twenty years in the Primera División with Oro, Cruz Azul, Monterrey and Club de Fútbol Laguna.
He earned 82 caps and scored 3 goals for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) from 1961 to 1974, and captained the team in FIFA World Cup (1966 and 1970) tournaments.
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 June 1966 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland |
1–? | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 2. | 20 October 1968 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru |  Peru |
2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 3. | 11 June 1970 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Belgium |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Manager
Leones Negros
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1978
See also
In Spanish: Gustavo Peña para niños
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