Heber Eugenio Jara Valladares (27 December 1935 – 21 December 2014), known as Eugenio Jara, was a
Chilean football
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manager
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and footballer.
Career
Club
Born in
Talca, Jara played football for
Ferrobadminton,
O'Higgins and
Colchagua and had a prolific career as football manager in Chile. He is well remembered by leading ''"Los Comandos"'' (The Commandos) from
Magallanes
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* Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world
* Strait of Magellan, the strait between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, located in Chile
Places
* Magallane ...
, how they were nicknamed in the first half of the 1980s and that qualified to the
1985 Copa Libertadores
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Group stage
Cl ...
, defeating Uruguayan club
Bella Vista in the
Estadio Centenario.
In the
Chilean Primera División
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, he also coached
Rangers de Talca,
,
Naval
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,
San Luis San Luis (Spanish for "Saint Louis") may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Luis Province
* San Luis, Argentina, capital of San Luis Province Belize
* San Luis, Belize, in Orange Walk District Colombia
* San Luis, Antioquia, a town and municipality ...
,
Palestino and
Unión San Felipe.
In the
Chilean Segunda División, he coached
Curicó Unido
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History
Curicó Unido was found ...
,
Independiente de Cauquenes
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The club were founded on ''March 4, 1929' ...
,
Deportes Linares,
Unión Santa Cruz,
, Palestino, Unión San Felipe, Rangers de Talca and
Deportes Arica
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The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club ...
. In 1979, he got the better season of Independiente de Cauquenes in its history, with the well remembered Brazilian striker in the squad.
In addition, in 2000 he had a stint with Curicó Unido in the
Tercera A.
Abroad, he was the manager of Peruvian club
Sporting Cristal
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in the
1990 Torneo Descentralizado
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Regional I
Metropolitan
Central
North
Oriental
South
...
for three months. In that club, he coincided with his compatriots
Quemel FarÃas and
Carlos González as players.
National team
In 1987, he led the
Chile national team
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in the
Pan American Games
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,
winning the silver medal. In addition, he got the first win of Chile against
Argentina in an official match after defeating by 3–2 in the semi-finals.
In 1988, he coached
Chile U20
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in the
South American Championship.
Personal life
Jara died at the age of 78, after suffering the
Alzheimer's disease
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.
Honours
Chile B
*
Pan American Games
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Silver medal:
1987
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References
External links
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1935 births
2014 deaths
Footballers from Talca
Chilean men's footballers
Bádminton F.C. footballers
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
CD Colchagua footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Chilean football managers
Chilean expatriate football managers
Curicó Unido managers
Rangers de Talca managers
Ñublense managers
Magallanes managers
O'Higgins F.C. managers
San Luis de Quillota managers
Chile national football team managers
Chile national under-20 football team managers
Club Deportivo Palestino managers
Unión San Felipe managers
Sporting Cristal managers
San Marcos de Arica managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Primera B de Chile managers
Peruvian Primera División managers
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Expatriate football managers in Peru
Men's association football players not categorized by position