Gonzalo Jara
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Jara lining up for Chile in 2013
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| Full name | Gonzalo Alejandro Jara Reyes | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1985 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hualpén, Chile | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
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Current team
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Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||
| Number | 18 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| Huachipato | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Huachipato | 69 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Colo-Colo | 64 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2009–2013 | West Bromwich Albion | 56 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2011 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2012 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2013 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Mainz 05 | 23 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2016– | Universidad de Chile | 24 | (0) | |||||||||
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| 2005 | Chile U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2006– | Chile | 101 | (3) | |||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Gonzalo Alejandro Jara Reyes (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡonˈsalo ˈxaɾa]; born 29 August 1985) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Universidad de Chile. He is a versatile defender and can play in either a full-back role or as a centre-back.
Formed at Huachipato, he later won three league titles at Colo-Colo. In 2009, he moved to England, where he represented West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest, joining Mainz in 2014.
Jara has played for the Chile national team since 2006, earning over 100 caps. He played in two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014), and four Copa América, being part of the team that won the title in 2015 and in 2016, in the Copa América Centenario.
Born in Hualpén, Jara made his professional debut in 2003 for Huachipato, where he played until his 2007 transfer to Colo-Colo.
Colo-Colo agreed to transfer him to English Championship team West Bromwich Albion for a fee of $3 million in August 2009, but the buying club chose not to proceed with the deal. However, they later resurrected the deal and Jara signed for Albion for a fee of £1.4 million on a three-year contract on 25 August 2009. He scored his first goal for West Brom in a 2–1 away win against Leicester City on 7 November 2009. His second came against Arsenal on 25 September 2010, scoring in a 3–2 victory for West Brom at the Emirates Stadium.
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