José María Peña
Anacleto José María Peña Salegui (19 April 1895 – 13 January 1988) was a Spanish professional football player and manager. Born in Las Arenas, he started playing football at Arenas Club de Getxo as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anacleto José María Peña Salegui | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Arenas, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 1988 (aged 92) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1915–1926 | Arenas | ||
| 1926–1932 | Real Madrid | 53 | (2) |
| 1932–1934 | Celta Vigo | ||
| National team | |||
| 1921–1930 | Spain | 21 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1932–1935 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 1935–1936 | Real Oviedo | ||
| 1939–1940 | CA Osasuna | ||
| 1940–1942 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 1942–1943 | Arenas | ||
| 1943–1945 | Barakaldo | ||
| 1946–1947 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 1947–1948 | Gimnástica | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He became famous after he moved to Madrid and signed with Real Madrid CF. He played for the club for 6 years, from 1926 to 1932. During his career he won 4 regional championships and played 21 times for Spain national football team.
Peña was also a talented athlete who achieved a silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1918 edition of the Spanish Athletics Championships, while in the 1923 edition he got silver in the Javelin throw and bronze in the 200 metres, 110 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay. In 1925 he won the gold in 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay, and in 1926 a gold in 110 metres hurdles and bronze in 4 × 400 metres relay.
External links
- José María Peña at BDFutbol
- Jose María Peña at Real Madrid
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José María Peña". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.