Rubén Guevara (Panamanian footballer)


Rubén Elías Guevara is a retired football midfielder.

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.
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 and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.
His final international was a December 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cuba.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 1996National Stadium, Belize City, Belize1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
115 December 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama2–03–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification

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 San Francisco and again in March 2009, after spending time in the Alianza hot seat.
Guevara was appointed manager of Plaza Amador in summer 2010. He took charge at Río Abajo in 2011 and returned at the helm in summer 2014, after a season at fellow second division side Millenium UP.