Gustavo Peña


Gustavo Peña Velasco is a Mexican football defender and manager.

Life

Born in Talpa de Allende, Peña moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico with his parents when he was young.

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 from 1961 to 1974, and captained the team in FIFA World Cup tournaments.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 June 1966Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland1-?1–4Friendly
2.20 October 1968Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru2–33–3Friendly
3.11 June 1970Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–01–01970 FIFA World Cup