Alberto Jara Saguier

Alberto Jara Saguier

Personal information
Full name	Alberto Isidoro Jara Saguier
Date of birth	30 September 1943
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1961-1966	Rubio Ñú	?	(?)
1966	Red Star Saint-Ouen	3	(0)
1967-1968	Real Mallorca	?	(?)
1969	Olimpia Asunción	?	(?)
1970	Libertad	?	(?)
1971	River Plate (Asunción)	?	(?)
National team
	Paraguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alberto Isidoro Jara Saguier (born 30 September 1943 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former football midfielder and coach. Alberto is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay.^[1]

Career

As player

Jara Saguier started his career in the youth divisions of his hometown club Rubio Ñú and eventually made the first team, helping the club win the second division tournament in 1963. He was then transferred to French club Red Star Saint-Ouen in 1966, and the following year signed for Real Mallorca of Spain before returning to Paraguay to play for Olimpia Asunción (1969), Libertad (1970) and River Plate de Asunción (1971).^[2]

At the national team level, Alberto Jara Saguier was part of the Paraguay squad that competed in the qualifiers for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which Paraguay failed to qualify.

As coach

Alberto Jara Saguier managed the youth divisions of Olimpia, Cerro Porteño, General Caballero ZC and other small teams in the Ciudad del Este area. He managed the first team of clubs like Sportivo Iteño, Sportivo Isla Pucú, Sportivo Coronel Oviedo, Minga Guazú, Deportivo Boquerón and Club Atletico 3 de Febrero

Titles

As player

Season	Team	Title
1963	Rubio Ñú	Paraguayan 2nd division

References

1. La dinastía de los Jara se renueva en el fútbol paraguayo (Spanish)
2. Alberto, otro grande de la dinastía Jara Saguier by Artemio Villanueva (Spanish)