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Juan Ramón Jara Martínez (born 6 August 1970) is a retired football defender from
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.


Club career

Jara started his career with Olimpia in Paraguay before moving to
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to play for clubs such as
Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...
, Independiente and
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. He spent his best years playing for Rosario Central, where he earned than 100 caps, and was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the 1998
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. Jara then returned to Paraguay to play again for Olimpia and then had brief stints at Nueva Chicago (Argentina), Emelec (Ecuador), Nacional and 3 de Febrero (Paraguay) before finally playing for
Portuguesa Fútbol Club Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan football club based in Acarigua. History The club was founded on April 10, 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa. Rivalries Classic A ...
of
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in 2007.


International career

Jara made his international debut in 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 ...
on 10 June 1993 in a
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against
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(3-1 loss), substituting
Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón () (born 17 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level and was for a long time the most capped player ...
in the 75th minute. He obtained a total number of 17 international caps, scoring no goals for the national side. Jara was in the Paraguay national football team that competed at the 1992 Olympic games. Be also participated in a few matches for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.FIFA Profile
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Honours


Club

* Olimpia ** Torneo República: 1992


References


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jara, Juan Ramon 1970 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Rosario Central footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Club Nacional footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Paraguay 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players Argentine Primera División players Footballers from Asunción Men's association football fullbacks Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela