Eduardo María de la Peña Ayerza[2] (born 7 June 1955) is a retired football midfielder who played most of his career in the Uruguayan Primera División. He also played for Uruguay in the 1979 Copa América.
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| Full name | Eduardo María de la Peña Ayerza [1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Minas, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Nacional Universitario | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1982 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Tecos | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Huracán | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Uruguay | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editBorn in Minas, De la Peña began playing professional football with Club Nacional de Football in 1976. The same year the Nacional midfielder won the local championship.[3]
In 1982, De la Peña moved to Mexico to play for Mexican Primera División side Tecos de la UAG. Two seasons later, he went to Argentina to play for Argentine Primera División side Club Atlético Huracán.[4]
De la Peña played in the Uruguay national football team for four years, making 19 appearances and scoring one goal.[5] He participated in the 1979 Copa América.[6]
References
edit- ^ "De la Peña, 40 años después: "Yo creo en los equipos"". 6 August 2020.
- ^ "De la Peña, 40 años después: "Yo creo en los equipos"". 6 August 2020.
- ^ Pérez, Sylvia (12 June 2012). "Esta es otra celeste" [Here are other sky blues] (in Spanish). Ovacion Digital. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Eduardo de la Peña" (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de Huracán. August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (6 March 2012). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009.
- ^ Tabeira, Martín (15 July 2011). "Copa América 1979". RSSSF.
External links
edit- Eduardo de la Peña at National-Football-Teams.com
- Eduardo de la Peña – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Eduardo de la Peña at BDFA (in Spanish)