Rubén Elías Guevara (born 27 January 1964 in

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) is a retired

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midfielder.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Tátara'', Guevara started his career at

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, but made his senior debut for Unión San Miguelito. He then played abroad for Salvadoran side

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, 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 Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco, more commonly known as León de Huánuco, is a professional Peruvian football (soccer), football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is historically the biggest football club of Huánuco city. Founded in ...

. He finished his career with

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in 2001.

International career

Guevara made his debut for

in 1984 and has earned over 20 caps, scoring at least 2 goals. He represented his country in 11

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matches and played at the

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. His final international was a December 1996

match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Managerial career

He started his senior coaching career when he was named caretaker at Tauro in October 2006. In March 2007, ''Tátara'' was named manager of

and again in March 2009, after spending time in the Alianza hot seat. Guevara was appointed manager of

in summer 2010. He took charge at

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in 2011 and returned at the helm in summer 2014, after a season at fellow second division side Millenium UP.‘Tátara’ Guevara es nuevo técnico del Millennium UP
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guevara, Ruben 1964 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football midfielders Panamanian men's footballers 20th-century Panamanian sportsmen Panama men's international footballers Tauro F.C. players León de Huánuco footballers San Francisco F.C. players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Panamanian football managers Tauro F.C. managers San Francisco F.C. managers