Fredy Guarin

Fredy Alejandro Guarin Vasquez (born 30 June 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Millonarios. A versatile player, he is comfortable as a central, defensive or right midfielder.

He started his career with Envigado, then had a short spell in Argentina, and played two years in France with Saint-Etienne. He made a name for himself with Porto in Portugal, where he spent four seasons and won ten major titles, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League.

Guarin represented Colombia at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 World Cup.

Club Career

Early years and Saint-Etienne

Guarin was born in Puerto Boyaca. In 2005, already a regular for Envigado F.C. and the Colombian under-20 national team, he joined Boca Juniors of the Argentine Primera Division, where he spent the first six months in the youth team. Upon completion of his loan the Buenos Aires-based club attempted to sign him on a permanent basis, but he instead chose to go on loan to AS Saint-Etienne in August 2006.

Guarin made his debut for the French side scoring twice in a friendly against RCD Espanyol, and gradually fought his way into the starting lineup as the season closed. He first appeared in the Ligue 1 on 14 October 2006 against Olympique Lyonnais, and scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory over Troyes AC. In April 2007, the deal was made permanent for four years.

Porto

On 10 July 2008, Guarin agreed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club FC Porto for an undisclosed fee. Portuguese under-21 international Paulo Machado went the opposite direction, on loan. During his spell he was used mainly as a substitute, but managed to appear regularly; arguably, his most important goal came on 16 May 2010 as the team renewed their Taca de Portugal title, defeating G.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Фредди Гуарин (russian)