Carlos González Peña (born 28 July 1983) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a left-back. He is the head coach of Super League (Indonesia) club Persita Tangerang.
He amassed Segunda División totals of 322 matches and four goals, in service of six clubs. He added 54 appearances in La Liga (one goal) for Valladolid, and also played in India.
Playing career Peña was born in Salamanca, Castile and León. An unsuccessful FC Barcelona youth graduate (he only played with its C and B sides for five years), he went on to establish himself as a professional with Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División, appearing in 106 official matches over three seasons.
For the 2009–10 campaign, Peña stayed in that level as he signed with Recreativo de Huelva for four years. He continued to be first choice at his new club but, after only one season, moved to Real Valladolid, recently relegated from La Liga.
Peña contributed 35 games and one goal in his second year, helping the Pucelanos return to the top flight after two years out. He made his debut in the competition on 27 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Levante UD.
Peña scored his only goal in the top tier on 11 May 2014, but also put one in his own net in a 4–3 away loss to Real Betis, and Valladolid ultimately suffered relegation. On 25 June 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Real Oviedo, newly promoted to the second division.
On 23 December 2016, the 33-year-old Peña joined Getafe CF of the same league until June 2018, after cutting ties with the Asturians. The following 19 July, he moved to Lorca FC also in division two.
On 29 July 2018, Peña moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Indian Super League franchise FC Goa. In April 2020, he announced his retirement.
Coaching career Peña worked with CF Lorca Deportiva, UCAM Murcia CF and Albacete's youth teams after retiring. On 16 April 2022, he was appointed manager of his last club Goa.
In June 2023, Peña signed as new head coach of Ratchaburi F.C. in the Thai League 1. One year later, he switched to the Liga 1 (Indonesia) with Persija Jakarta.
Peña remained in the Indonesian top division on 11 June 2025, being appointed at Persita Tangerang.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B 2001–02Segunda División B10——102002–03Segunda División B90——902003–04Segunda División B270——2702004–05Segunda División B342——3422005–06Segunda División B364——364Total1076——1076Albacete2006–07Segunda División25010—2602007–08Segunda División41220—4322008–09Segunda División36010—370Total102240—1062Recreativo2009–10Segunda División30020—320Valladolid2010–11Segunda División29030203402011–12Segunda División35110404012012–13La Liga17020—1902013–14La Liga37120—3912014–15Segunda División3712020411Total1553100801733Oviedo2015–16Segunda División37000—3702016–17Segunda División4010—50Total41010—420Getafe2016–17Segunda División1300010140Lorca2017–18Segunda División35010—360Goa2018–19Indian Super League190—1902019–20Indian Super League202—202Total392—392Career total522131809054913
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNat.FromToRecordGoa16 April 2022 23 April 2023Ratchaburi24 June 2023 30 June 2024Persija Jakarta1 July 20241 May 2025Persita Tangerang11 June 2025PresentCareer Total
Honours Goa ISL League Winners Shield: 2019–20 Super Cup: 2019
Spain U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2002
Spain U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2003
Individual Super League Coach of the Month: March 2026
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