Darío Jara Saguier

Darío Jara Saguier

Personal information
Full name	Darío Jara Saguier
Date of birth	27 January 1930
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1946–1947	Rubio Ñú	?	(?)
1948–1960	Cerro Porteño	?	(?)
1961	General Caballero ZC	?	(?)
1962	Club Rubio Ñú	?	(?)
1963	Club L.A. de Herrera	?	(?)
1964	Olimpia de Itá	?	(?)
National team
1950–1956	Paraguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Darío Jara Saguier (born 27 January 1930 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former football striker and coach. Dario is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay.^[1]

Career

As player

Jara Saguier started his career in his hometown club Club Rubio Ñú in 1946 before moving to Cerro Porteño where he spent most of his career and became a key player. He was the 1st division topscorer two years in a row (1949 and 1950), scoring 18 goals on each season.^[2] In 1960, after a long career with Cerro Porteño, Saguier went on to play for several Paraguayan clubs such as General Caballero ZC, Rubio Ñú, Luis Alberto de Herrera (Guarambaré) and Olimpia de Itá before retiring in 1965.

At the national team level, Darío Jara Saguier was part of the Paraguay squad that competed in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.^[3]

As coach

Darío Jara Saguier started his coaching career while playing for Olimpia de Itá, where he had the role of player-manager. Along the years he coached teams like Sportivo Trinidense, Rubio Ñu, Resistencia S.C., Deportivo Recoleta, Pdte. Hayes, Club Cerro Corá, Sportivo Ameliano, Cerro Porteño, Luis Alberto de Herrera de Guarambaré, and Olimpia de Ita.

Titles

As player

Season	Team	Title
1950	Cerro Porteño	Paraguayan 1st division
1954	Cerro Porteño	Paraguayan 1st division

References

1. La dinastía de los Jara se renueva en el fútbol paraguayo (Spanish)
2. Darío Jara Saguier, un estupendo cabeceador by Artemio Villanueva
3. FIFA Profile