Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Vicente Jara | ||
Date of birth | 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 |
Mario Vicente Jara (born 25 April 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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.
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.