| Rubén Guevara | |
| Fullname: | Rubén Elías Guevara |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Panama City, Panama |
| Currentclub: | Río Abajo (manager) |
| Position: | Attacking Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Plaza Amador |
| Clubs1: | Unión San Miguelito |
| Years2: | 1988–1988 |
| Years3: | 1989–1993 |
| Clubs3: | Tauro |
| Years4: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs4: | León de Huánuco |
| Years5: | 1994–1998 |
| Clubs5: | Tauro |
| Years6: | 1999–2001 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1984–1996 |
| Nationalteam1: | Panama |
| Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs1: | Tauro |
| Manageryears2: | 2007 |
| Managerclubs2: | San Francisco |
| Manageryears3: | 2008 |
| Managerclubs3: | Alianza |
| Manageryears4: | 2009 |
| Managerclubs4: | San Francisco |
| Manageryears5: | 2010–2011 |
| Manageryears6: | 2011–2013 |
| Manageryears7: | 2013–2014 |
| Managerclubs7: | Millenium UP |
| Manageryears8: | 2014– |
| Managerclubs8: | Río Abajo |
| Pcupdate: | 7 November 2015 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 November 2015 |
Rubén Elías Guevara (born 27 January 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a retired football midfielder.
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.
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.
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 1996 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 1 | 15 December 1996 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
He started his senior coaching career when he was named caretaker at Tauro in October 2006.[2] In March 2007, Tátara was named manager of San Francisco[3] and again in March 2009,[4] after spending time in the Alianza hot seat.[5]
Guevara was appointed manager of Plaza Amador in summer 2010.[6] He took charge at Río Abajo in 2011 and returned at the helm in summer 2014,[7] after a season at fellow second division side Millenium UP.[8]