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.

José María Peña
Personal information
Full name Anacleto José María Peña Salegui
Date of birth (1895-04-19)19 April 1895
Place of birth Las Arenas, Spain
Date of death 13 January 1988(1988-01-13) (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.

  • 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.
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