Mario Vicente Jara (born 25 April 1980) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Jara made his senior debut in 2002 with

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. In 2006, after representing local sides

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and Flandria, he moved to Paraguay with 2 de Mayo. In 2009, Jara joined Olimpia, but featured sparingly. In January 2010, he agreed to a move to

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, but did not sign for the club after failing a medical, On 9 December 2010, Jara moved to Brazil and signed for

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for the 2011 campaign. For the 2012 season, he represented Brazilian sides

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, Lagarto before returning to his home country with

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. In 2013, after playing for El Porvenir, Jara retired.

Managerial career

In April 2015, Jara was named manager of former club General Díaz. He resigned in August, and took over fellow league team

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in September. On 17 December 2015, Jara was appointed Rubio Ñu manager for the 2016 campaign, but resigned the following 2 October. Fourteen days after leaving Rubio Ñu, he took over another former club, Sportivo Luqueño, leaving the latter at the end of the season. In April 2017, Jara took over División Intermedia side 22 de Septiembre before returning to General Díaz in October. On 6 December, after receiving public criticism from the club's president, he resigned. Jara returned to Santaní on 15 March 2018, but was sacked on 26 August. On 4 November, he was appointed at the helm of Independiente de Campo Grande. In May 2019, Jara left Independiente to take over

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. Sacked on 25 August, he returned to Santaní for a third spell on 2 September. Jara resigned on 28 October 2019, only returning to club duties the following 21 February with

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. He was sacked by the latter on 13 November 2020, being later appointed manager of River Plate Asunción on 21 December. On 9 March 2021, Jara resigned. During the 2022 season, he was in charge of 2 de Mayo in the second division, and later Resistencia in the top tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jara, Mario 1980 births Living people Footballers from Formosa, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Juventud Unida de San Miguel players Club Leandro N. Alem players CSD Flandria footballers Club 2 de Mayo footballers Club Olimpia footballers Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers Sportivo Patria footballers Esporte Clube Santo André players Lagarto Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (PE) players Barracas Central players Club El Porvenir footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine football managers Paraguayan Primera División managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Paraguay 12 de Octubre Football Club managers Resistencia S.C. managers Sportivo Luqueño managers Club Deportivo Capiatá managers Club General Díaz (Luque) managers Deportivo Santaní managers Independiente F.B.C. managers Club River Plate (Asunción) managers Club 2 de Mayo managers