Mario Vicente Jara (born 25 April 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Paraguayan club Resistencia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Vicente Jara | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-04-25) 25 April 1970 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Formosa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Resistencia (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Juventud Unida | 21 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Leandro N. Alem | 27 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Flandria | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | 2 de Mayo | ||
| 2009 | Olimpia | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | General Díaz | ||
| 2010 | Sportivo Patria | 7 | (1) |
| 2011 | Santo André | ||
| 2012 | Osvaldo Cruz | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Lagarto | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | América-PE | ||
| 2012 | Barracas Central | ||
| 2013 | El Porvenir | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | General Díaz | ||
| 2015 | Deportivo Santaní | ||
| 2016 | Rubio Ñu | ||
| 2016 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 2017 | 22 de Setiembre | ||
| 2017 | General Díaz | ||
| 2018 | Deportivo Santaní | ||
| 2018–2019 | Independiente CG | ||
| 2019 | Deportivo Capiatá | ||
| 2019 | Deportivo Santaní | ||
| 2020 | 12 de Octubre | ||
| 2021 | River Plate Asunción | ||
| 2022 | 2 de Mayo | ||
| 2022– | Resistencia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Formosa, Jara made his senior debut in 2002 with Juventud Unida. In 2006, after representing local sides Leandro N. Alem and Flandria, he moved to Paraguay with 2 de Mayo.
In 2009, Jara joined Olimpia,[1] but featured sparingly. In January 2010, he agreed to a move to Sportivo Luqueño,[2] but did not sign for the club after failing a medical,[3]
On 9 December 2010, Jara moved to Brazil and signed for Santo André for the 2011 campaign.[4] For the 2012 season, he represented Brazilian sides Osvaldo Cruz,[5] Lagarto[6] before returning to his home country with Barracas Central.
In 2013, after playing for El Porvenir, Jara retired.
In April 2015, Jara was named manager of former club General Díaz.[7] He resigned in August,[8] and took over fellow league team Deportivo Santaní in September.[9]
On 17 December 2015, Jara was appointed Rubio Ñu manager for the 2016 campaign,[10] but resigned the following 2 October.[11] Fourteen days after leaving Rubio Ñu, he took over another former club, Sportivo Luqueño,[12] leaving the latter at the end of the season.
In April 2017, Jara took over División Intermedia side 22 de Septiembre[13] before returning to General Díaz in October.[14] On 6 December, after receiving public criticism from the club's president, he resigned.[15]
Jara returned to Santaní on 15 March 2018,[16] but was sacked on 26 August.[17] On 4 November, he was appointed at the helm of Independiente de Campo Grande.[18]
In May 2019, Jara left Independiente to take over Deportivo Capiatá.[19] Sacked on 25 August,[20] he returned to Santaní for a third spell on 2 September.[21]
Jara resigned on 28 October 2019,[22] only returning to club duties the following 21 February with 12 de Octubre.[23] He was sacked by the latter on 13 November 2020,[24] being later appointed manager of River Plate Asunción on 21 December.[25]
On 9 March 2021, Jara resigned.[26]