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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 65)
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
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.

Club career

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics at Golgolgol.net". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Jara es gloria del Herediano" [Jara is the glory of Herediano] (in Spanish). Al Día. 6 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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 29 February 2012.
  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 JaraFIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  10. ^ Claudio Jara deja el banquillo de Herediano - Al día (in Spanish)
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