Heber Eugenio Jara Valladares (27 December 1935 – 21 December 2014), known as Eugenio Jara, was a Chilean

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and footballer.

Career

Club

Born in

Talca Talca () is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile). As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142. The city is an important ...

, Jara played football for Ferrobadminton, O'Higgins and Colchagua and had a prolific career as football manager in Chile. He is well remembered by leading ''"Los Comandos"'' (The Commandos) from

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, how they were nicknamed in the first half of the 1980s and that qualified to the

1985 Copa Libertadores The 1985 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 26th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It was won by Argentinos Juniors, of Argentina for the first time, after defeating América of Colombia in a penalty shootout, following a playoff game after th ...

, defeating Uruguayan club Bella Vista in the

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. In the

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, he also coached

Rangers de Talca Club Social de Deportes Rangers is a Chilean football (soccer), football club based in the city of Talca. The club was founded November 2, 1902 and plays in the Chilean Primera División B, second level of the Chilean football system. Their home g ...

Ñublense Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional Association football, football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Chilean Primera División, Primer ...

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, San Luis,

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and

Unión San Felipe Unión San Felipe is a Chilean football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B. The club was founded on October 16, 1956 with the merger ...

. In the

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, he coached

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera B de Chile, the second level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Héctor Almandoz. History Curicó Unido was f ...

Independiente de Cauquenes Club de Deportes Independiente de Cauquenes, more commonly known as CD Independiente, is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Cauquenes, Chile. They currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda División de Chile. ...

Deportes Linares Deportes Linares is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Linares in Chile and play in the 3rd tier of Chilean football, the Segunda División. The club was founded on November 19, 1955 as ''Lister Rossel'' (a famous local pediatrician and ...

Unión Santa Cruz Club de Deportes Santa Cruz is a football club based in Santa Cruz, Chile. The club currently plays in the Chilean Primera Division B, the second tier of Chilean football. The club was founded on May 25, 1913 as Unión Comercio. In 1983 the ...

, O'Higgins, Palestino, Unión San Felipe, Rangers de Talca and

Deportes Arica Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica, also known as San Marcos, is a Chilean professional football club based in Arica, that is a current member of the Primera B of Chile. The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club ...

. In 1979, he got the better season of Independiente de Cauquenes in its history, with the well remembered Brazilian striker in the squad. In addition, in 2000 he had a stint with Curicó Unido in the Tercera A. Abroad, he was the manager of Peruvian club

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...

in the

1990 Torneo Descentralizado The 1990 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football was played by 44 teams in the format of Regional Tournament. The national champion was Universitario. Teams Team changes Stadia locations Regional I Región Metropolitan ...

for three months. In that club, he coincided with his compatriots Quemel Farías and Carlos González as players.

National team

In 1987, he led the Chile national team in the

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, winning the silver medal. In addition, he got the first win of Chile against

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in an official match after defeating by 3–2 in the semi-finals. In 1988, he coached Chile U20 in the

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Personal life

Jara died at the age of 78, after suffering the

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Honours

Chile B *

Silver medal:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jara, Eugenio 1935 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Talca Chilean men's footballers Bádminton F.C. footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers CD Colchagua footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Curicó Unido managers Rangers de Talca managers Ñublense managers Magallanes managers O'Higgins F.C. managers San Luis de Quillota managers Chile national football team managers Chile national under-20 football team managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Unión San Felipe managers Sporting Cristal managers San Marcos de Arica managers Deportes Linares managers Deportes Santa Cruz managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Peruvian Primera División managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate football managers in Peru Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Chilean sportsmen