Rafael Silva Guanaes (born 27 March 1981) is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of

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Career

Born in

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, Guanaes played for

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and Nacional-SP as a youth. He also played for the

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's soccer team during the 1999 and 2000 campaigns, Nacional and Joseense. On 16 June 2010, Guanaes was named head coach of Joseense for the remainder of the year, replacing sacked Ricardo Longhi, but only lasted two matches (two defeats) before Longhi asked to return to the role, and he subsequently became a

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. He returned to coaching duties ahead of the 2011 season, and achieved promotion to

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with the club in 2012 before being appointed in charge of

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on 6 August 2014. Guanaes was sacked by União on 9 September 2014, but took over

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on 2 December, for the ensuing campaign. He won the

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in the following year with the club, but left in November 2016 as his contract expired. On 18 November 2016, Guanaes was appointed

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head coach. He took over Votuporanguense on 29 September of the following year, and won the 2018

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with the latter club. On 2 January 2019, Guanaes was named manager of

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's under-23 side. He won the 2019 Campeonato Paranaense with the club, and later went on to work also with the under-20s. On 5 February 2021, Guanaes left Athletico to take over Série B side

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. Dismissed on 22 April, he replaced Bruno Pivetti at the helm of Tombense four days later. Guanaes led Tombense to their first-ever promotion to the Série B, but was sacked on 22 February 2022, with the club threatened with relegation in the

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. He then worked for a short period as a permanent assistant manager at Cruzeiro before taking over second division side Novorizontino on 21 June. On 3 September 2022, Guanaes was sacked by Novorizontino. On 1 November, he was announced as manager of Operário Ferroviário, recently relegated to the third level, for the upcoming season. Guanaes led the ''Fantasma'' to a promotion to the second division in his first season, but announced his departure from the club at the end of the year on 18 November 2024. On 2 December, he was named

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head coach for the upcoming season, but was sacked on 2 March 2025. On 13 March 2025, Guanaes was named head coach of Série A newcomers

Managerial statistics

Honours

Coach

São Carlos *

: 2015 Votuporanguense *

: 2018 Athletico Paranaense *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guanaes, Rafael 1981 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players Clube Atlético Joseense players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers União São João Esporte Clube managers São Carlos Futebol Clube managers Atlético Monte Azul managers Club Athletico Paranaense managers Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube managers Tombense Futebol Clube managers Grêmio Novorizontino managers Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube managers Atlético Clube Goianiense managers Mirassol Futebol Clube managers 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen