Eugenio Jara

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jara and the second or maternal family name is Valladares.

Heber Eugenio Jara Valladares (27 December 1935 – 21 December 2014), known as Eugenio Jara, was a Chilean football manager and footballer.

Eugenio Jara

Personal information
Full name	Heber Eugenio Jara Valladares
Date of birth	(1935-12-27)27 December 1935
Place of birth	Talca, Chile
Date of death	21 December 2014(2014-12-21) (aged 78)
Place of death	Santiago, Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Ferrobadminton
	O'Higgins
	Colchagua
Managerial career
1974–1975	Curicó Unido
1976	Rangers
1978	Ñublense
1979	Independiente Cauquenes
1980–1982	Magallanes
1983	Naval
1984	Rangers
1985	Magallanes
1986	O'Higgins
1987	San Luis
1987	Chile B
1988	Chile U20
1988–1989	Palestino
1990	Unión San Felipe
1990	Sporting Cristal
1991–1992	Rangers
1993–1995	Unión Santa Cruz
1996	Deportes Linares
1997	Deportes Arica
2000	Curicó Unido
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Born in Talca, Jara played football for Ferrobadminton, O'Higgins and Colchagua and had a prolific career as football manager in Chile.^[1] He is well remembered by leading "Los Comandos" (The Commandos) from Magallanes, how they were nicknamed in the first half of the 1980s^[2] and that qualified to the 1985 Copa Libertadores, defeating Uruguayan club Bella Vista in the Estadio Centenario.^[3]

In the Chilean Primera División, he also coached Rangers de Talca,^[3] Ñublense,^[4] Naval, San Luis, Palestino and Unión San Felipe.^[5]

In the Chilean Segunda División, he coached Curicó Unido, Independiente de Cauquenes, Deportes Linares, Unión Santa Cruz,^[3] O'Higgins,^[6] Palestino, Unión San Felipe, Rangers de Talca^[7] and Deportes Arica. In 1979, he got the better season of Independiente de Cauquenes in its history,^[8] with the well remembered Brazilian striker Ribamar Batista ^[es] in the squad.^[9]

In addition, in 2000 he had a stint with Curicó Unido in the Tercera A.^[10]

Abroad, he was the manager of Peruvian club Sporting Cristal in the 1990 Torneo Descentralizado for three months.^[11] In that club, he coincided with his compatriots Quemel Farías and Carlos González as players.^[12]

National team

In 1987, he led the Chile national team in the Pan American Games,^[13] winning the silver medal.^[14] In addition, he got the first win of Chile against Argentina in an official match after defeating by 3–2 in the semi-finals.^[15]

In 1988, he coached Chile U20 in the South American Championship.^[16]

Personal life

Jara died at the age of 78, after suffering the Alzheimer's disease.^[13]

Honours

Chile B

• Pan American Games Silver medal: 1987

References

1. "A los 78 años Fallece Eugenio Jara Valladares". En Línea Maule (in Spanish). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
2. ¿Qué recuerdos tienes tú del "profe" Jara? Club Deportivo Magallanes on Facebook (in Spanish)
3. Retamal, Rodrigo (21 December 2014). "Fallece Eugenio Jara, DT y gestor de "Los Comandos" de Magallanes" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
4. "Ñublense 1978 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
5. "Historia de Colo-Colo - Memoria y estadísticas de Colo-Colo". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
6. "Historia". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
7. "Historia del Club – Rangers de Talca" (in Spanish). Rangers de Talca. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
8. Asifuch (19 June 2021). Anuario 2020 del Fútbol Chileno (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago: Asociación de Investigadores del Fútbol Chileno. p. 196. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
9. "Las historias de Ribamar Batista en el fútbol chileno" (in Spanish). ANFP. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
10. "Club de Deportes Provincial Curicó Unido". curicopedia.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
11. "Los detés chilenos en Sporting Cristal antes del éxito de Salas" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
12. "HISTORIA DEL SPORTING CRISTAL". Glorioso Celeste (in Spanish). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
13. "Fallece don Eugenio Jara un grande que entrenó a Independiente de Cauquenes". cauquenino.com (in Spanish). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
14. Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (13 January 2011). "Panamerican Games 1987". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
15. Valencia, Cristóbal (20 March 2017). "EyN: El olvidado primer triunfo de Chile sobre Argentina en un partido por los puntos". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
16. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

• Eugenio Jara at CeroaCero (in Spanish)