Juan Ramón Jara Martínez (born 6 August 1970) is a retired

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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

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, 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),

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and 3 de Febrero (Paraguay) before finally playing for

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in 2007.

International career

Jara made his international debut in the

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on 10 June 1993 in a

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against

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(3-1 loss), substituting

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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