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My Take
Fredy Guarin's path reads like a real footballer's odyssey to me. He started at Envigado in Colombia, took a short turn in Argentina, then spent two years in France with Saint-Etienne, and that early willingness to keep moving says a lot about his ambition. A midfielder standing 183 centimeters tends to be the engine of a side, and I imagine he was exactly that. What I take from his career is the restlessness of a player chasing the next level across continents. That kind of journeyman drive doesn't always grab headlines, but it earns my respect for the grind it demands.
Overview
Fredy Alejandro Guarín Vásquez (born 30 June 1986) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career with Envigado, then had a short spell in Argentina, and played two years in France with Saint-Étienne.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fredy Guarín
- Name (Japanese)
- フレディ・グアリン
- Reading
- ふれでぃ・ぐありん
- Born
- June 30, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Puerto Boyacá, Boyacá Department, Colombia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Colombia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.