Gonzalo Jara

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Gonzalo Jara
Jara Picture
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Alejandro Jara Reyes
Date of birth 29 August 1985 (1985-08-29) (age 22)
Place of birth    Chile
Height 5'10" (178 cm)
Playing position Central Defender, Right Back
Club information
Current club Colo-Colo
Number 27
Youth clubs
Huachipato
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005-2006
2007-		 Huachipato
Colo-Colo		 41 (1)
35 (1)   
National team2
2006-present Chile 12 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 1 June 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 18 February 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Gonzalo Jara (born May 29, 1985) is a stocky Chilean defender. He made his professional debut in 2005 for Huachipato where he played until his 2007 transfer to the South-American giant Colo Colo, the club he currently plays for. He has also made several appearances with the Chilean national team. He was chosen by coach Nelson Acosta to play for Chile during their 2006 tour through Europe where they played Ireland in Dublin, Ireland, Côte d'Ivoire in Toulon, France and Sweden in Stockholm all only months before the 2006 World Cup

In 2005, Jara represented Chile at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, scoring a goal in Chile's 7-0 victory over Honduras.

He also played for Chile in Copa América 2007 against Ecuador, Brazil, and Mexico as well as the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, against Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Jara was Chile's captain in the prestigious 2008 U-23 Toulon Tournament, where he has played in the 5-3 victory against France, as wel as the 2-0 victories against the Netherlands and Japan. He missed the semifinal match versus Ivory Coast due to yellow cards.

[edit] Titles

Season Club Title
Apertura 2007 Flag of ChileColo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion
Clausura 2007 Flag of ChileColo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion
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Chile squad - Copa América 2007
1 Bravo • 2 Ormeño • 3 Rocco • 4 Fuentes • 5 Riffo • 6 Cabión • 7 Tello • 8 Suazo • 9 Navia • 10 Valdivia • 11 González • 12 Peric • 13 Vargas • 14 Fernández • 15 Contreras • 16 Iturra • 17 Sanhueza • 18 Meléndez • 19 Jara • 20 Fierro • 21 Villanueva • 22 Lorca • Coach: Acosta
 Flag of Chile
v • d • e
Colo-Colo – current squad

1 Muñoz • 2 Carrasco • 3 Mena • 4 Cereceda • 5 Riffo • 6 Cabión • 7 Rubio • 8 Barrios • 9 Moya • 10 González • 11 Fierro • 12 Wirth • 14 Biscayzacú • 15 Villarroel • 16 Rojas • 17 Sanhueza • 18 Meléndez • 19 Jorquera • 20 Salazar • 21 Arce • 22 Fuenzalida • 23 Meneses • 24 Salcedo • 26 Castillo • 27 Jara • 28 Reyes • 32 Silva • 34 Salinas • 35 Sagredo • Manager: Astengo
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