Gustavo “El Halcon (The Falcon)” Peña, who captained Mexico’s 1970 World Cup team and scored the goal that gave Mexico’s first qualification to the knockout stages in a World Cup, passed away on January 19th. The Guadalajara player spent most of his career in Guadalajara’s extinct team Oro and with Cruz Azul. He went to two World Cup and was key in 1970. Peña was inducted to the Hall of Fame of Mexican football in 2019.
Gustavo Peña was born in Talpa de Allende, Jalisco. As a young child he moved with his family to Guadalajara.