Claudio Jara

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jara and the second or maternal family name is Granados.
Claudio Jara
Personal information
Full name Claudio Miguel Jara Granados
Date of birth (1959-05-06) 6 May 1959
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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
National team
1983–1994 Costa Rica 46 (11)
Teams managed
2010 Sagrada Familia
2012 Herediano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

References
  1. Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  2. "Jara es gloria del Herediano" [Jara is the glory of Herediano] (in Spanish). Al Día. 6 April 2009.
  3. 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. 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
  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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