# Caupolicán Peña dead at age 96, Chilean football player and manager

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Death date: 2026-10-01
Age at death: 96
Occupation: chilean football player and manager, athletes, politicians
Nationality: Chile
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caupolic%C3%A1n_Pe%C3%B1a

Caupolicán Peña, Chilean football player and manager.

## In the news
- [Falleció Caupolicán Peña, histórico e icónico futbolista de Colo Colo](https://www.espn.cl/futbol/chile/nota/_/id/17326553/fallecio-caupolican-pena-historico-e-iconico-futbolista-de-colo-colo): espn.cl

## Obituary
Caupolicán Peña, the Chilean football player and manager who was a key figure for Colo-Colo and later coached Palestino, died on October 1, 2026, aged 96. Born in Carahue on September 15, 1930, Peña began his career in 1951 and went on to represent Chile as an association football player and coach. He is remembered as one of the most prominent players in Colo-Colo history and was part of the club in the 1950s, as shown in a 1953 photograph. Beyond the field, he also served as president of the Unión de Jugadores Profesionales in 1960 and later took part in Chilean public life, including a parliamentary candidacy in 1965 and election as a councillor in La Florida in 2004. Tags Athletes, Politicians, 01 October 2026, Chile, Virgo, Caupolicán, October 1, October 2026, Peña

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