Marcelo Peña

Marcelo Peña (born 24 July 1990) is a former footballer.

Biography

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. At the age of ten he moved to Sweden because he signed a contract with the famous football team Hammarby where he played in several years before he moved back to Chile at the age of seventeen for a professional career. He was playing in the highest division for tre years before he got injured and was forced to quit his professional career. He found a new career as a social media and TV celebrity in Sweden where he made big success in a lot of programs [1]

Playing career

Club career

Peña played his junior football with Marconi and also Hamamarby IF 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, Audax Italiano, Unión Española and Everton de Viña del Mar.[1] [2]

In 2005, he had a short stint with Bentleigh Greens in the Victorian Premier League in Australia.[1]

Coaching career

He is currently an assistant coach with U. De Chile in Chile. In his managerial career he has been an assistant for, Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lynch, Michael (2 February 2005). "Chilean star eyes A-League spot". The Age. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Pena, Marcelo". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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