Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier | ||
Date of birth | 25 August 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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 | ||
National team | |||
1970–1981 | Paraguay | 24 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
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 Hidalgo | ||
2012 | Independiente F.B.C. | ||
2013– | Rubio Ñu | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier (born 25 August 1956 in Asunción) is a former Paraguayan football player who works as a coach. He is currently the head coach of Rubio Ñu. Carlos is one of the seven brothers that played professional football in Paraguay.
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. He played for the Paraguay national football team from 1970 to 1981.
As a coach, Jara Saguier led the Paraguayan 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.