| 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 | |||
Heber Eugenio Jara Valladares (27 December 1935 – 21 December 2014), known asEugenio Jara, was aChileanfootballmanager and footballer.
Born inTalca, Jara played football forFerrobadminton,O'Higgins andColchagua and had a prolific career as football manager in Chile.[1] He is well remembered by leading"Los Comandos" (The Commandos) fromMagallanes, how they were nicknamed in the first half of the 1980s[2] and that qualified to the1985 Copa Libertadores, defeating Uruguayan clubBella Vista in theEstadio Centenario.[3]
In theChilean Primera División, he also coachedRangers de Talca,[3]Ñublense,[4]Naval,San Luis,Palestino andUnión San Felipe.[5]
In theChilean Segunda División, he coachedCuricó Unido,Independiente de Cauquenes,Deportes Linares,Unión Santa Cruz,[3]O'Higgins,[6] Palestino, Unión San Felipe, Rangers de Talca[7] andDeportes Arica. In 1979, he got the better season of Independiente de Cauquenes in its history,[8] with the well remembered Brazilian strikerRibamar Batista [es] in the squad.[9]
In addition, in 2000 he had a stint with Curicó Unido in theTercera A.[10]
Abroad, he was the manager of Peruvian clubSporting Cristal in the1990 Torneo Descentralizado for three months.[11] In that club, he coincided with his compatriotsQuemel Farías andCarlos González as players.[12]
In 1987, he led theChile national team in thePan American Games,[13] winning the silver medal.[14] In addition, he got the first win of Chile againstArgentina in an official match after defeating by 3–2 in the semi-finals.[15]
In 1988, he coachedChile U20 in theSouth American Championship.[16]
Jara died at the age of 78, after suffering theAlzheimer's disease.[13]
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