Geovanny Jara Granados (born July 20, 1967 in Puntarenas) is a Costa Rican former
football player.
Club career
Herediano
Jara made his debut for Herediano and played 422 league matches for them, a club record behind
Germán Chavarría and
Marvin Obando.
[En el Herediano el record se llama Germán Chavarría]
- UNAFUT He totalled 452 matches including cup and international games. In summer 2004 he left the club after 18 seasons after only being offered a six-month contract extension. In 2008 Jara sued Herediano for outstanding payments and interests.
He was dismissed by Puntarenas in November 2004 and joined Belén in January 2005 only to move on to Ramonense later that year.
In October 2002, he was reported as the most sent off-player of the Costa Rican league since 1970 with 23 expulsions.
International career
He was part of the national team squad, that played in the
1990 FIFA World Cup[ held in ]Italy
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but he did not play in any game, reportedly because he was dating the Italian daughter of the owner of the hotel where they stayed and who tempted him to go out at night. He made his debut in a May 1990 Marlboro Cup match against Poland
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and collected 11 caps, scoring no goals for the ''Ticos''. He played his final international on March 27, 2002 against Morocco
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, averaging only 1 international per year. Jara also represented Costa Rica at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras ...
as well as in the 1997 Copa América
Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South Ameri ...
, playing against Colombia on June 16, 1997.
Personal life
He is a son of Miriam Granados and brother of Herediano and national team hero Claudio Jara.
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
People from Puntarenas
Association football defenders
Costa Rican footballers
Costa Rica international footballers
Costa Rican people of Italian descent
1990 FIFA World Cup players
1997 Copa América players
C.S. Herediano footballers
Puntarenas F.C. players
Belén F.C. players
A.D. Ramonense players
Copa Centroamericana-winning players
Liga FPD players