Juan Ramón Jara

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jara and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Juan Ramón Jara
Personal information
Full name Juan Ramón Jara Martínez
Date of birth (1970-08-06) 6 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Olimpia Asunción ? (?)
1993–1995 Rosario Central 61 (2)
1995 Independiente 9 (0)
1996 Colón de Santa Fe 9 (0)
1996–1999 Rosario Central 41 (1)
2001–2002 Olimpia Asunción ? (?)
2003 Emelec 12 (0)
2003–2004 Nueva Chicago 25 (0)
2004 Nacional Asunción ? (?)
2005 3 de Febrero ? (?)
2007 Portuguesa ? (?)
International career
1992 Paraguay U23
1993–1997 Paraguay 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2008

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

Club career

Jara started his career with Olimpia in Paraguay before moving to Argentina to play for clubs such as Rosario Central, Independiente and Colón de Santa Fe. He spent his best years playing for Rosario Central, where he earned than 100 caps,[1] and was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL. 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 of Venezuela in 2007.

International career

Jara made his international debut in the Paraguay national football team on 10 June 1993 in a friendly match against Mexico (3-1 loss), substituting Carlos Gamarra 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.[2] Be also participated in a few matches for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3]

Honours

Club

References

  1. ^ Profile at futbolxxi.com[usurped]
  2. ^ "Juan Ramón Jara Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  3. ^ FIFA Profile