Marcelo Peña
Eduardo Marcelo Peña Bustamante, known as Marcelo Peña, is a Chilean football manager and former player.
Early life
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.
Club career
Peña played his junior football with Marconi 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.
In 2005, he had a short stint with Bentleigh Greens in the Victorian Premier League in Australia.
Peña played for [Chile national association football|football team|Chile B] against England B on 10 February 1998. Chile won by 2–1.
Coaching career
Peña worked as coach for the youth team of Universidad de Chile and as manager of Rangers de Talca in the Primera B de Chile. Also, he has been an assistant of Claudio Borghi for Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors.
Personal life
His son, Sebastián, is a footballer who was with the Universidad de Chile youth ranks and next moved to Australia and joined Macarthur Rams, winning the 2022 NSW League Two. His son, Marco, was with Universidad de Chile, Barnechea, Colo Colo and Unión Española before joining Australian club Tigers FC in 2024.