Bolívar (footballer, born 1980)

Fabian Guedes (born 16 August 1980), commonly known as Bolívar, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender.

Key Information

Personal information
Full name	Fabian Guedes
Date of birth	(1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1997–1998	Guarani-VA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Guarani-VA	0	(0)
2001	Grêmio	0	(0)
2002	Joinville	0	(0)
2003	Guarani-VA	23	(6)
2003–2006	Internacional	95	(5)
2006–2009	Monaco	56	(0)
2008–2012	Internacional	334	(11)
2013–2014	Botafogo	95	(8)
2015	Novo Hamburgo	14	(0)
2015	Portuguesa	10	(0)
Managerial career
2018	União Rondonópolis
2019	Novo Hamburgo
2019	Cianorte
2019	Brasil de Pelotas
2020	Vila Nova
2021	Santa Cruz
2022	Chapecoense (assistant)
2022	Chapecoense (interim)
2022	Chapecoense (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Bolívar initially was a right back and then switched to center back. Very instrumental in the center of defense for Internacional in the 2006 Copa Libertadores which led to a transfer to AS Monaco for R$8,664,705, with 20% transfer fee belongs to third parties.^[1]