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He was better than James Rodriguez, but now he went back to play to Colombia

At some point, he was the best Colombian player around before James Rodriguez and Falcao appeared. But he is no longer the prospect he was once and now he is back at his home country

By Mauricio Saenz

At some point, he was the best Colombian player around before James Rodriguez and Falcao appeared. But he is no longer the prospect he was once and now he is back at his home country
At some point, he was the best Colombian player around before James Rodriguez and Falcao appeared. But he is no longer the prospect he was once and now he is back at his home country
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He was one of the first to appear in the Colombian golden generation that made it to the quarterfinals in World Cup 2014. He was loved in his country, had the honor of playing for the national team and made a great career in European soccer, but he could not avoid his decline.

At 34 years old, he knows his peak has passed a long ago and had the monetary pleasure of playing in the Chinese League, when it offered extraordinary wages. With everything achieved, now he is playing for fun, and now he will fulfill his dream of playing for his boyhood club in Colombia, Millonarios.

This player is Fredy Guarin. A fantastic midfielder with an exquisite right foot for long shots, great passing and intelligent movements, will sign for the club he always wanted to play for, and he will also be a mentor for the young Millonarios players in the last years of his career.

In Colombia, Guarin started his career in Huila and went to Envigado. Then he was signed by Boca Juniors in Argentina, and then his European period started. He played for Saint-Etienne, Porto and Inter, before leaving to Asia to join Shanghai Shenhua. He then played for Vasco da Gama, in Brazil. With his national team he played 56 matches and scored four goals.


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