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
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an
football player who works as a
coach
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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
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.
Carlos is one of the seven
Jara Saguier Jara Saguier is the last name of several former football (soccer) players from Paraguay
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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
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 ...
, 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 ...
of
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 ...
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 ...
of
Mexico
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.
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
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 ...
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
Mexico
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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.
References
External links
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CVat RPetters.com
Carlos Jara Saguierat Footballdatabase
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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