Carlos Jara Saguier

Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier (born 25 August 1950) is a Paraguayan former football player who works as a coach. He is a current member of Cerro Porteño's staff.

Carlos is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay.

Career

Born in Asunción, Jara Saguier played as a midfielder and spent the best years of his career at Cerro Porteño of Paraguay and Cruz Azul of Mexico. He played for the Paraguay national team from 1970 to 1981.

As a coach, Jara Saguier led the Paraguay national team to a historic silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Games, and in 2005 he led Querétaro F.C. of Mexico to his first Primera A championship.

Jara Saguier also coached clubs like Libertad, Nacional, Olimpia and Sportivo Luqueño of Paraguay and Monterrey FC and Cruz Azul Hidalgo of México.