Rafael Silva Guanaes was born on 27 March 1981 and is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
14 Facts About Rafael Guanaes
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Rafael Guanaes played for the Campbell University's soccer team during the 1999 and 2000 campaigns, Nacional and Joseense.
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On 16 June 2010, Rafael Guanaes was named head coach of Joseense for the remainder of the year, replacing sacked Ricardo Longhi, but only lasted two matches before Longhi asked to return to the role, and he subsequently became a director of football.
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Rafael Guanaes returned to coaching duties ahead of the 2011 season, and achieved promotion to Campeonato Paulista Serie A3 with the club in 2012 before being appointed in charge of Uniao Sao Joao on 6 August 2014.
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Rafael Guanaes was sacked by Uniao on 9 September 2014, but took over Sao Carlos on 2 December, for the ensuing campaign.
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Rafael Guanaes won the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisao in the following year with the club, but left in November 2016 as his contract expired.
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On 18 November 2016, Rafael Guanaes was appointed Monte Azul head coach.
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Rafael Guanaes took over Votuporanguense on 29 September of the following year, and won the 2018 Copa Paulista with the latter club.
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On 2 January 2019, Rafael Guanaes was named manager of Athletico Paranaense's under-23 side.
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Rafael Guanaes won the 2019 Campeonato Paranaense with the club, and later went on to work with the under-20s.
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On 5 February 2021, Rafael Guanaes left Athletico to take over Serie B side Sampaio Correa.
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Rafael Guanaes led Tombense to their first-ever promotion to the Serie B, but was sacked on 22 February 2022, with the club threatened with relegation in the 2022 Campeonato Mineiro.
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Rafael 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.
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On 13 March 2025, Rafael Guanaes was named head coach of Serie A newcomers Mirassol.