Rubén Guevara (Panamanian footballer)

Rubén Elías Guevara (born 27 January 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a retired football midfielder.

For other uses, see Ruben Guevara.
Rubén Guevara
Personal information
Full name Rubén Elías Guevara
Date of birth (1964-01-27) January 27, 1964
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club 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
National team‡
1984–1996 Panama 20 (2)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2015

Club career

Nicknamed 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

Guevara 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
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 1996National Stadium, Belize City, Belize Belize1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
115 December 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Cuba2–03–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career

He 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
  1. Rubén "El Tátara" Guevara: un medio campista de leyenda - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  2. Rubén Guevara – FIFA competition record
  3. Técnico del Tauro se marchó - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. "Tátara" Guevara asumió como nuevo técnico del San Francisco - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  5. 'Tátara’ al rescate del herido San Francisco - La Estrella (in Spanish)
  6. “Tátara” Guevara habló sobre su presente en Alianza - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  7. Ruben "Tatara" Guevara nuevo director técnico de Plaza Amador Archived 2016-07-18 at Archive.today - DiarioPro (in Spanish)
  8. ‘Tátara’ regresa al Río Abajo - Crítica (in Spanish)
  9. ‘Tátara’ Guevara es nuevo técnico del Millennium UP - Día a Día (in Spanish)
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