Gustavo Peña

Gustavo Peña Velasco 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.

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.

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

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