Caupolicán Peña
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Chilean footballer and manager (born 1930)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
.jpg) Peña with Colo-Colo in 1953 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caupolicán Peña Reyes | ||
| Date of birth | (1930-09-15) 15 September 1930 (age 94) | ||
| Place of birth | Carahue, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1962 | Colo-Colo | 201 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1958 | Chile | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1965 | Ñublense | ||
| 1966–1970 | Green Cross | ||
| 1970 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1971 | Huachipato | ||
| 1972–1973 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1974–1980 | Palestino | ||
| 1977 | Chile | ||
| 1981–1982 | Everton | ||
| 1982 | Unión Española | ||
| 1984 | Audax Italiano | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Caupolicán Peña Reyes (born 15 September 1930) is a Chilean former footballer and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players in Colo-Colo history.[1]
In politics
[edit]Peña was a candidate to deputy for the 8th department group (Melipilla, San Bernardo, San Antonio and Maipo) in the 1965 Chilean parliamentary election as a member of the National Democratic Party (PADENA). In 2004, he was elected councillor for La Florida commune as a member of Party for Democracy.[2]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (3): 1953, 1956, 1958
- Copa Chile (1): 1960
Manager
[edit]- Palestino
- Copa Chile (1): 1977
- Primera División de Chile (1): 1978
References
[edit]- ^ "Las verdades de un referente: Caupolicán Peña" (in Spanish). Colo-Colo official web. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Seleccionados en política". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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