Guillermo Jara

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playername= Guillermo Jara
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|10|20
cityofbirth = Sacramento, California
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=8
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position = Forward
youthyears = 1992-1995
youthclubs = University of San Diego
years = 1996-1998
1996
1998-1999
1998
1999
2000
clubs = Los Angeles Galaxy
→ Sacramento Scorpions (loan)
Tampa Bay Mutiny
→ MLS Pro-40 (loan)
Colorado Rapids
San Diego Flash
caps(goals) = 37 (2)
25 (0)
04 (0)
2 (0)
23 (5)
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Guillermo Jara (born October 20, 1973 in Sacramento, California) was a U.S. soccer forward who played four seasons in Major League Soccer.

Youth

Jara grew up in Sacramento, California, attending Christian Brothers High School where he was a 1991 Parade Magazine High School All American. Jara also played club soccer with the Tri-Valley Soccer Club. He then played four years of collegiate soccer at University of San Diego, from 1992 to 1995. He was the Soccer America Magazine Freshman of the Year when he finished second in the nation in assists and tied for third in the points list. He holds the school records for both goals and assists with 51 and 48 respectively. His senior year, he was the 1995 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and a third team All American. [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1995 1995 NSCAA All Americans] ]

U-23 national team

Jara earned five caps with the United States U-23 men's national soccer team in 1994 and 1995. However, he never played for the senior national team.

Professional

In February 1996, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected Jara in the first round (7th overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft. While he played in twenty-one games for the Galaxy in 1996, it was mostly as a late game substitute, amassing only 811 minutes. Consequently, the Galaxy loaned him to the Sacramento Scorpions of the USISL for several games. [ [http://home1.gte.net/otruba/roster96.html 1996 Sacramento Scorpions roster] ] Jara saw even more limited time in 1997, a total of only 353 minutes. In 1998, he played one game with the Galaxy before being traded to the Tampa Bay Mutiny. The Mutiny also used him sparingly, and in July sent him to the MLS Pro-40 team for four games. [ [http://robots.cnnsi.com/stats/1999/stats.uspstax.html Pro-40 stats] ] Jara began the 1999 season in Tampa Bay, but was traded to the Colorado Rapids on June 14, 1999 in exchange for Steve Trittschuh. Jara played only six minutes with the Rapids before the team released him on November 24, 1999. In 2000, Jara spent the season with the San Diego Flash of the USL A-League.

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