Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier (born 25 August 1950 in

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...

) is a former

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

an football player who works as a

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co ...

. Carlos is one of the seven

Jara Saguier Jara Saguier is the last name of several former football (soccer) players from Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked countr ...

brothers that played professional

football in Paraguay Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and int ...

Career

Born in

, Jara Saguier played as a midfielder and spent the best years of his career at

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

and

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. He played for the

Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Paraguay) represents Paraguay in men's international Association football, football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya ...

from 1970 to 1981. As a coach, Jara Saguier led the

to a historic silver medal in the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, and in 2005 he led Querétaro F.C. of

to his first Primera A championship. Jara Saguier also coached clubs like Libertad, Nacional, Olimpia and

Sportivo Luqueño Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. The club has won two Paraguayan championships. History The club was founded in 1921 when three teams from the city of L ...

of Paraguay and Monterrey FC and Cruz Azul Hidalgo of México.

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at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Jara Saguier, Carlos 1950 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguay international footballers Liga MX players Cruz Azul footballers Cerro Porteño players Club Libertad footballers General Caballero Sport Club footballers Paraguayan football managers Paraguay national football team managers 2004 Copa América managers Club Olimpia managers C.F. Monterrey managers Querétaro F.C. managers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Association football midfielders Club Nacional managers Sportivo Trinidense managers Club Sol de América managers Sportivo Luqueño managers Deportivo Santaní managers Independiente F.B.C. managers