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<a href="https://www.archysport.com/2024/08/avai-secures-narrow-victory-over-operario-pr-with-pagnussats-late-goal-in-brazilian-championship-clash/" title="Avaí Secures Narrow Victory Over Operário-PR with Pagnussat's Late Goal in Brazilian Championship Clash”>Rafael Guanaes, 43 years old, has been in technical command of Operário for two years, having put the club back in contention for promotion to the Brasileirão, and revealed that he acquired the pleasure of being a coach because of… video games
Rafael Guanaes has been in charge of Operário for two years, which makes him the fifth longest-serving coach in Brazilian football, on a list led by Abel Ferreira, who has been at Palmeiras for more than four years, since October 2020.
The young 43-year-old coach took office in November 2022, leading the team back to Serie B in its first year, and in this year it is currently in the first half of the table, still in the unlikely fight for promotion. However, despite the dream of moving up to the Brasileirão almost not being possible, he fulfilled his objective of scoring 45 points in the league, imposed at the beginning of the season, having 50 in the league, with four rounds to go.
Video game was supposed to come out at the end of November, but, after complications, it will only be available in March
In an interview with Globo Esporte, the Brazilian revealed that his idea, since he was a child, was to invest in the area of civil engineering, but that his taste for Football Manager inspired him to take his career to football. «I’ve always really liked football video games, Football Manager, Championship Manager, Elifoot. I lost nights of sleep over it and messed with everything that was tactical. I was a teenager, I was always very involved with it, I really liked it, but at no point did I think ‘I want to be a coach'”, he began by saying, explaining, then, that it was in college that he changed his mind, during which he did a internship.
«I played for Joseense, which played in the São Paulo cup and in the fourth division of the state of São Paulo. When the end of the season came and I no longer had the opportunity to qualify, I said I wanted to try and see what this career was like. I already had some ideas and from then on I started preparing to train as a coach”, he explained, stating that this began to happen in 2011, having become an assistant at Cruzeiro, for three months, at the beginning of 2022. .
Finally, he revealed that he sees Abel Ferreira as a reference for his career, among others: “I really like the way Abel Ferreira sets up his teams, in relation to strategic aspects. I’ve always really enjoyed watching Guardiola’s teams, I believe Tite is a great manager, I see Fernando Diniz’s career and his relationship with the players is very beautiful… Ancelotti’s type of leadership also inspires me. There are several leaders that I look for and that help me add knowledge», he concluded.
