Matías Maximiliano Jara (born April 6, 1987, in

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) is an

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former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Jara started playing for

Comisión de Actividades Infantiles Comisión de Actividades Infantiles (English language, English: ''Committee on Children's Activities''), also known simply as CAI, is an Argentina, Argentine association football, football club located in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, of Chubut ...

(C.A.I.), a team from the southern city of

Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia (), often shortened to Comodoro ( ), is a city in the Patagonian Provinces of Argentina, province of Chubut Province, Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of th ...

, and

Deportivo Madryn Club Social y Deportivo Madryn (usually called simply Deportivo Madryn) is an Argentine sports club. Its home town is Puerto Madryn, in the Chubut Province. Although other sports are practised there, the club is mostly known for both its football ...

. He was an important part of the team that avoided relegation from the

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

(second division) during the 2007–08 season after defeating Patronato in the relegation playoff. Jara scored two goals in the second game to secure the 5–1 overall victory. Jara joined Godoy Cruz in the

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for the 2009-10 season. He scored the first goal of the Apertura tournament on Godoy Cruz' victory 2–0 over

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

. He also scored one goal and assisted in another in Godoy Cruz' historical 3–2 victory against

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

in the Bombonera stadium. In January 2010 Jara joined Chilean side

Huachipato Huachipato FC is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that currently plays in the Chilean Primera División. Huachipato was founded on 7 June 1947 by workers of the homonymous steel mill in Talcahuano, and it currently plays its home g ...

. However, he returned to his home country in August of that same year, joining second division side

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

. Jara signed with

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on August 7, 2012. However, he was released just three months later without making a first team appearance. Back in Argentina, Jara played for

Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero Club Atlético Central Córdoba is an Argentine sports club based in Santiago del Estero. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, first division of the Argentine football league sy ...

, Güemes, , C.A.I.,

Huracán de Comodoro Rivadavia Club Atlético Huracán, mostly known as Huracán de Comodoro Rivadavia is an Argentine Football club, located in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut. Torneo Nacional The club played at the highest level of Argentine football on 3 occasions, ...

and Petroquímica de Comodoro Rivadavia. In 2024, he played for Florentino Ameghino at amateur level.

Personal life

His son, Tobías Agustín, is a football forward who has been with the youth teams of

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

, C.A.I. and

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jara, Matias 1987 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Comisión de Actividades Infantiles footballers Deportivo Madryn players Chacarita Juniors footballers Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers Club Atlético Temperley footballers Huracán de Comodoro Rivadavia footballers Torneo Argentino C players Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Torneo Argentino B players Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Argentine Primera División players Huachipato FC footballers Chilean Primera División players Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers Torneo Argentino A players Club Atlético Güemes footballers Torneo Federal A players FC Dallas players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Argentine sportsmen