Mario Jara

Mario Vicente Jara (born 25 April 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Mario Jara
Personal information
Full name Mario Vicente Jara
Date of birth (1970-04-25) 25 April 1970
Place of birth Formosa, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Juventud Unida 21 (2)
2003–2004 Leandro N. Alem 27 (7)
2004–2005 Flandria 13 (1)
2006–2008 2 de Mayo
2009 Olimpia 14 (0)
2010 General Díaz
2010 Sportivo Patria 7 (1)
2011 Santo André
2012 Osvaldo Cruz 2 (0)
2012 Lagarto 0 (0)
2012 América-PE
2012 Barracas Central
2013 El Porvenir 3 (0)
Managerial career
2015 General Díaz
2015 Deportivo Santaní
2016 Rubio Ñu
2016 Sportivo Luqueño
2017 22 de Setiembre
2017 General Díaz
2018 Deportivo Santaní
2018–2019 Independiente CG
2019 Deportivo Capiatá
2019 Deportivo Santaní
2020 12 de Octubre
2021 River Plate Asunción
2022 2 de Mayo
2022 Resistencia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Formosa, Jara made his senior debut in 2002 with Juventud Unida. In 2006, after representing local sides Leandro N. Alem and Flandria, he moved to Paraguay with 2 de Mayo.

In 2009, Jara joined Olimpia,[1] but featured sparingly. In January 2010, he agreed to a move to Sportivo Luqueño,[2] but did not sign for the club after failing a medical,[3]

On 9 December 2010, Jara moved to Brazil and signed for Santo André for the 2011 campaign.[4] For the 2012 season, he represented Brazilian sides Osvaldo Cruz,[5] Lagarto[6] before returning to his home country with Barracas Central.

In 2013, after playing for El Porvenir, Jara retired.

Managerial career

In April 2015, Jara was named manager of former club General Díaz.[7] He resigned in August,[8] and took over fellow league team Deportivo Santaní in September.[9]

On 17 December 2015, Jara was appointed Rubio Ñu manager for the 2016 campaign,[10] but resigned the following 2 October.[11] Fourteen days after leaving Rubio Ñu, he took over another former club, Sportivo Luqueño,[12] leaving the latter at the end of the season.

In April 2017, Jara took over División Intermedia side 22 de Septiembre[13] before returning to General Díaz in October.[14] On 6 December, after receiving public criticism from the club's president, he resigned.[15]

Jara returned to Santaní on 15 March 2018,[16] but was sacked on 26 August.[17] On 4 November, he was appointed at the helm of Independiente de Campo Grande.[18]

In May 2019, Jara left Independiente to take over Deportivo Capiatá.[19] Sacked on 25 August,[20] he returned to Santaní for a third spell on 2 September.[21]

Jara resigned on 28 October 2019,[22] only returning to club duties the following 21 February with 12 de Octubre.[23] He was sacked by the latter on 13 November 2020,[24] being later appointed manager of River Plate Asunción on 21 December.[25]

On 9 March 2021, Jara resigned.[26] During the 2022 season, he was in charge of 2 de Mayo in the second division, and later Resistencia in the top tier.

References
  1. "Jara: "No queda otra que salir campeón"" [Jara: "There is no other option than being champions"] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. "La dotación auriazul sigue creciendo" [The auriazul squad keep on growing] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. "Mario Jara no queda en Luque" [Mario Jara does not stay in Luque] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. "Santo André contrata volante argentino Mário Jara" [Santo André sign Argentine defensive midfielder Mario Jara] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. "Torcedores iniciam campanha por volta do volante Mario Jara" [Supporters start a campaign for the return of defensive midfielder Mario Jara] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. "Diretoria do Lagarto anuncia dispensa de jogadores gringos" [Lagarto's board announce the release of foreign players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. "El argentino Mario Jara es nuevo DT de General Díaz" [Argentine Mario Jara is the new manager of General Díaz] (in Spanish). D10. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. "Mario Jara renuncia en General Díaz tras la goleada" [Mario Jara resigns at General Díaz after the routing] (in Spanish). D10. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. "Mario Jara llega a Santaní para pelear la permanencia" [Mario Jara arrives in Santaní to fight for permanence] (in Spanish). D10. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. "Un Jara a Trinidad" [A Jara to Trinidad] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  11. "No va más" [Does not go further] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. "Mario Jara es el nuevo entrenador de Sportivo Luqueño" [Mario Jara is the new manager of Sportivo Luqueño] (in Spanish). Goal. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. "Mario Jara se fue a dirigir a la Intermedia" [Mario Jara went to manage in the Intermedia] (in Spanish). Goal. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  14. "Mario Jara es el nuevo DT del puntero General Díaz" [Mario Jara is the new manager of leaders General Díaz] (in Spanish). D10. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  15. "Mario Jara renunció" [Mario Jara resigned] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  16. "Mario Jara reemplaza a Sarabia en el banco de Santaní" [Mario Jara replaces Sarabia in Santaní's bench] (in Spanish). D10. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  17. "Santaní echa a Jara y Marecos se acerca" [Santaní sack Jara and Marecos come closer] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  18. "Jara asumirá el mando de Independiente de CG" [Jara will take over Independiente CG] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  19. "Mario Jara asumirá en Capiatá" [Mario Jara will take over Capiatá] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  20. "Marecos reemplaza a Jara en Capiatá" [Marecos replaces Jara at Capiatá] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  21. "Mario Jara arranca su tercer ciclo" [Mario Jara starts his third spell] (in Spanish). D10. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  22. "Mario Jara dejó el cargo" [Mario Jara left the role] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  23. "Mario Jara reemplaza a Daniel Farrar" [Mario Jara replaces Daniel Farrar] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  24. "12 de Octubre cambia de técnico" [12 de Octubre change manager] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  25. "Mario Jara es nuevo técnico del Kelito" [Mario Jara is the new manager of Kelito] (in Spanish). D10. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  26. "Un cambio anunciado: Se fue Mario Jara y River ya tiene nuevo DT" [An announced change: Mario Jara left and River already have new manager] (in Spanish). Versus. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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