Rubén Elías Guevara (born 27 January 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a retired football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Elías Guevara | ||
| Date of birth | January 27, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Río Abajo (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Plaza Amador | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Unión San Miguelito | |||
| 1988–1988 | Cojutepeque | ||
| 1989–1993 | Tauro | ||
| 1993–1994 | León de Huánuco | ||
| 1994–1998 | Tauro | ||
| 1999–2001 | San Francisco | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1984–1996 | Panama | 20 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Tauro | ||
| 2007 | San Francisco | ||
| 2008 | Alianza | ||
| 2009 | San Francisco | ||
| 2010–2011 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2011–2013 | Río Abajo | ||
| 2013–2014 | Millenium UP | ||
| 2014– | Río Abajo | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 November 2015 | |||
Club career
editNicknamed Tátara, Guevara started his career at Plaza Amador, but made his senior debut for Unión San Miguelito. He then played abroad for Salvadoran side Cojutepeque, alongside compatriots René Mendieta, José Alfredo Poyatos and Percival Piggott and had a lengthy spell with Tauro. He also played in Peru for León de Huánuco.[1]
He finished his career with San Francisco in 2001.
International career
editGuevara made his debut for Panama in 1984 and has earned over 20 caps, scoring at least 2 goals. He represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.
His final international was a December 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cuba.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 1996 | National Stadium, Belize City, Belize |  Belize |
1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1 | 15 December 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Cuba |
2–0 | 3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial career
editHe started his senior coaching career when he was named caretaker at Tauro in October 2006.[3] In March 2007, Tátara was named manager of San Francisco[4] and again in March 2009,[5] after spending time in the Alianza hot seat.[6]
Guevara was appointed manager of Plaza Amador in summer 2010.[7] He took charge at Río Abajo in 2011 and returned at the helm in summer 2014,[8] after a season at fellow second division side Millenium UP.[9]
References
edit- ^ Rubén "El Tátara" Guevara: un medio campista de leyenda - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
- ^ Rubén Guevara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Técnico del Tauro se marchó - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ "Tátara" Guevara asumió como nuevo técnico del San Francisco - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ 'Tátara’ al rescate del herido San Francisco - La Estrella (in Spanish)
- ^ “Tátara” Guevara habló sobre su presente en Alianza - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Ruben "Tatara" Guevara nuevo director técnico de Plaza Amador Archived 2016-07-18 at archive.today - DiarioPro (in Spanish)
- ^ ‘Tátara’ regresa al Río Abajo - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ ‘Tátara’ Guevara es nuevo técnico del Millennium UP - Día a Día (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Rubén Guevara at National-Football-Teams.com