Claudio Jara

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Claudio Jara
Personal information
Full name Claudio Miguel Jara Granados
Date of birth (1959-05-06) 6 May 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1992 Herediano 375 (99)
1992–1994 Alajuelense 80
1994 Bucaramanga [1] 10 (1)
1994–1995 Herediano
1995 Alianza 15
1995–1996 Guanacasteca 12
1996 Carmelita 10
International career
1983–1994 Costa Rica 46 (11)
Managerial career
2010 Sagrada Familia
2012 Herediano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Miguel Jara Granados (born 6 May 1959) is a former Costa Rican football striker who played more than a decade for Herediano and participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals.

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Club career

Born in Heredia, Jara began playing football with local side Herediano. He made his debut in 1982, and became Herediano's all-time leading goal-scorer, with 98 league goals during his 11 years with the club. [2] He totalled 375 matches for the club. [3] He spent 15 seasons playing in the Costa Rican Primera División with Herediano, Alajuelense, Guanacasteca and Carmelita. In 1992, Jara left Herediano to sign with Alajuelense. A six-month spell with Colombian side Atlético Bucaramanga followed. [4]

In 1994, he returned to Heredia, but quickly moved to El Salvador to play one season with Alianza. [5] Next, he returned to Costa Rica and played for Guanacasteca [6] and Carmelita, retiring from football after suffering a serious knee injury in 1996. [7]

International career

He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy and featured in all four games played. [8] The striker made his debut for the Ticos in 1983 and collected 46 caps, scoring 11 goals. [9]

He played his final international on December 17, 1994 against Saudi Arabia.

Managerial career

After he retired from playing football, Jara became a football coach. He was appointed manager of Sagrada Familia in January 2010. [5] In December 2012 he resigned at Herediano after 4 months at the helm. [10]

Personal life

His brother Geovanny Jara played 422 matches for Herediano [3] and also played for the national team.

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References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at Golgolgol.net". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Jara es gloria del Herediano" [Jara is the glory of Herediano] (in Spanish). Al Día. 6 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 En el Herediano el record se llama Germán Chavarría Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Zúñiga Keith, Isaac (26 January 2012). "Minor, afine la puntería" [Minor, tune the aim] (in Spanish). Al Día.
  5. 1 2 Retana Cuendis, Pedro (9 January 2010). "El máximo goleador de la historia del Herediano debuta hoy en el banquillo del equipo sagradeño ante el campeón Barrio México" [The top goal-scorer in the history of Herediano debuts on the bench of Sagrada Familia against the champion ante Barrio México] (in Spanish). Diario Extra. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.
  6. ↑ Guanacasteca del torneo 1995-1996 - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Hernández Cerdas, Kenneth (20 July 2011). "Nunca me hicieron despedida" [I never did bounce] (in Spanish). Al Día.
  8. ↑ Claudio Jara – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  10. ↑ Claudio Jara deja el banquillo de Herediano - Al día (in Spanish)
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