Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier (born 25 August 1950 in Asunción)[1] is a former Paraguayan football player who works as a coach. He is the current manager of the Paraguay under-23 football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paraguay U23 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Porteño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1975 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1975–1983 | Cruz Azul | 256 | (45) |
| 1983 | Libertad | ||
| 1984–1985 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1986 | Gen. Caballero (Zeballos Cue) | ||
| 1987 | Sportivo Trinidense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1970–1981 | Paraguay | 24 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Sportivo Trinidense | ||
| 1989 | Sportivo Iteño | ||
| 1989–1990 | Rubio Ñu | ||
| 1991 | Deportivo Humaitá | ||
| 1991–1992 | Sol de América | ||
| 1993–1994 | Cruz Azul Oacaxa | ||
| 1997–1998 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | ||
| 1999 | Monterrey | ||
| 2000 | Paraguay U20 | ||
| 2002 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 2003 | Sport Colombia | ||
| 2004 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 2004 | Paraguay | ||
| 2004 | Libertad | ||
| 2005 | Querétaro | ||
| 2005 | 12 de Octubre | ||
| 2006 | Nacional | ||
| 2007 | Sol de América | ||
| 2008–2010 | Sol de América | ||
| 2010–2012 | Cruz Azul Oacaxa | ||
| 2012 | Independiente FBC | ||
| 2013 | Rubio Ñu | ||
| 2014–2016 | Paraguay U17 | ||
| 2017 | Sportivo Trinidense | ||
| 2019 | Deportivo Santaní | ||
| 2023– | Paraguay U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay.[2]
Career
Born in Asunción, Jara Saguier played as a midfielder and spent the best years of his career at Cerro Porteño of Paraguay and Cruz Azul of Mexico.[3] He played for the Paraguay national football team from 1970 to 1981.
As a coach, Jara Saguier led the Paraguay national football team to a historic silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Games, and in 2005 he led Querétaro F.C. of Mexico to his first Primera A championship.
Jara Saguier also coached clubs like Libertad, Nacional, Olimpia and Sportivo Luqueño of Paraguay and Monterrey FC and Cruz Azul Hidalgo of México.
References
External links
- Carlos Jara Saguier – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Carlos Jara Saguier – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- CV at RPetters.com at archive.today (archived 1 February 2013)
- Carlos Jara Saguier at FootballDatabase.eu