![]() Peña in 1970 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustavo Peña Velasco | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Talpa de Allende, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Date of death | 19 January 2021 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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) |
International career | |||
1961–1974 | Mexico | 82 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
1978–1979 | Leones Negros | ||
1979 | Monterrey | ||
1979 | Mexico | ||
1980–1983 | Tampico Madero | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gustavo Peña Velasco (22 November 1942 – 19 January 2021) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager.
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. [1]
He began playing football with local side CD Oro. He played for nearly twenty years in the Primera División with Oro, Cruz Azul, Monterrey [2] and Club de Fútbol Laguna. [3]
He earned 82 caps and scored 3 goals for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) from 1961 to 1974, [4] and captained the team in FIFA World Cup ( 1966 and 1970) tournaments. [5]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 22 June 1966 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
1–? | 1–4 | Friendly |
2. | 20 October 1968 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
3. | 11 June 1970 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
Individual
Leones Negros
![]() Peña in 1970 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Gustavo Peña Velasco | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Talpa de Allende, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Date of death | 19 January 2021 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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) |
International career | |||
1961–1974 | Mexico | 82 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
1978–1979 | Leones Negros | ||
1979 | Monterrey | ||
1979 | Mexico | ||
1980–1983 | Tampico Madero | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gustavo Peña Velasco (22 November 1942 – 19 January 2021) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager.
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. [1]
He began playing football with local side CD Oro. He played for nearly twenty years in the Primera División with Oro, Cruz Azul, Monterrey [2] and Club de Fútbol Laguna. [3]
He earned 82 caps and scored 3 goals for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) from 1961 to 1974, [4] and captained the team in FIFA World Cup ( 1966 and 1970) tournaments. [5]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 22 June 1966 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
1–? | 1–4 | Friendly |
2. | 20 October 1968 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
3. | 11 June 1970 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
Individual
Leones Negros