Juan Sara

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juan Sara

| full_name = Juan Manuel Sara{{Hugman|17473|accessdate=25 March 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|10|13}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Deportivo Maipú (manager)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Almirante Brown

| years1 = 1993–1997

| years2 = 1997–1998

| years3 = 1998–1999

| years4 = 1999–2000

| years5 = 2000–2003

| years6 = 2003

| years7 = 2004

| years8 = 2004–2005

| years9 = 2005

| years10 = 2006

| years11 = 2007

| years12 = 2007

| years13 = 2008

| years14 = 2009

| years15 = 2010

| years16 = 2010–2011

| years17 = 2011–2012

| years18 = 2012–2013

| clubs1 = Almirante Brown

| clubs2 = Nueva Chicago

| clubs3 = FC Hradec Králové

| clubs4 = Cerro Porteño

| clubs5 = Dundee

| clubs6 = → Coventry City (loan)

| clubs7 = Reggiana

| clubs8 = Shelbourne

| clubs9 = Huracán

| clubs10 = Vaduz

| clubs11 = Gallipoli

| clubs12 = Lucena

| clubs13 = Locarno

| clubs14 = Cerro Porteño

| clubs15 = → River Plate Puerto Rico (loan)

| clubs16 = Lobos de la BUAP

| clubs17 = Correcaminos UAT

| clubs18 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| caps1 = 30

| goals1 = 3

| caps2 = 15

| goals2 = 4

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 14

| caps5 = 88

| goals5 = 28

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 1

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| caps9 = 2

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 = 30

| goals10 = 21

| caps11 = 2

| goals11 = 0

| caps12 = 6

| goals12 = 2

| caps13 = 24

| goals13 = 17

| caps14 = 7

| goals14 = 1

| caps15 = 2

| goals15 = 4

| caps16 = 32

| goals16 = 22

| caps17 = 27

| goals17 = 11

| caps18 = 6

| goals18 = 2

| totalcaps = 317

| totalgoals = 130

| pcupdate =

| manageryears1 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs1 = Club Atlético Ituzaingó (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs2 = Cañuelas (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2018

| managerclubs3 = Comunicaciones (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2018

| managerclubs4 = Midland (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs5 = Estudiantes BA (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2020

| managerclubs6 = Godoy Cruz (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2021

| managerclubs7 = Tigre (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs8 = Deportivo Maipú

| manageryears9 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs9 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| manageryears10 = 2023

| managerclubs10 = Estudiantes BA

| manageryears11 = 2023

| managerclubs11 = Tigre

| manageryears12 = 2024–

| managerclubs12 = Deportivo Maipú

}}

Juan Manuel Sara (born 13 October 1976) is an Argentine football manager and former player who manages Primera Nacional club Deportivo Maipú. He also holds Italian nationality.

Playing career

Sara was born in Buenos Aires. He played for Argentine side Almirante Brown and Nueva Chicago, Czech side Hradec Králové, Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño before move to Scotland.

Sara moved to Scottish side Dundee in 2000. Sara played 88 league matches during his three and a half years with the Dark Blues but left in November 2003 due to Dundee's threat of administration. He previously had a short loan spell with Coventry City,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/2643843.stm|title=Coventry sign Sara|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=10 January 2003}} where he scored once against Nottingham Forest.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2648663.stm |title=Nottm Forest 1–1 Coventry |publisher=BBC |date=13 February 2003 |accessdate=28 March 2010}}

Sara moved on to Reggiana in December 2003.{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2003/12/24/story5476385t0.shtm|title=Sad Georgi heads home|publisher=Evening Telegraph|date=24 December 2003|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120125705/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2003/12/24/story5476385t0.shtm|archivedate=20 November 2008}} Sara played the rest of that season before joining Irish side Shelbourne in August 2004,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/3658332.stm|title=Shels suffer UEFA Cup blow|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=15 September 2004}} where he played for a year. In July 2005, Sara moved back to his homeland with Huracán but stayed for only a few months, joining Liechtensteiner side Vaduz in January 2006. After a year with them, Sara moved to Italy with Gallipoli, again spending only a few months before his departure in June 2007. Sara joined Lucena shortly afterwards, then returned to Challenge League for Locarno. On 20 January 2009 joined to Cerro Porteño.{{cite web | url=http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/News-CL.aspx?vNews=1&newsID=1 | title=Schweizerischer Fussballverband – SFV }}{{cite news|url=http://www.clubcerro.com/php/historial/Enero_2009/noticias29_01_09.htm|title= El Ciclón con dos postulantes a ocupar el puesto de "9" y "Cachi" mete presión|date=29 January 2009|accessdate=16 February 2009|publisher=Cerro Porteño}} In March 2010, he was loaned to River Plate Puerto Rico of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. He officially retired from playing in 2014.

Coaching career

Sara entered coaching in 2015 with Club Atlético Ituzaingó under manager Diego Martínez, before leaving the following year with Martínez and his coaching team to Cañuelas.{{Cite web|title=@juanmanuelsara on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/juanmanuelsara/status/668877919100497920|last=Sara|first=Juan|date=23 November 2015|website=Twitter|access-date=12 May 2020}}{{Cite web|title=@juanmanuelsara on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/juanmanuelsara/status/748838263255928832|last=Sara|first=Juan|date=1 July 2016|website=Twitter|access-date=12 May 2020}} In 2018, Sara again followed Martínez to Estudiantes de Buenos Aires as assistant coach.{{Cite web|title=@juanmanuelsara on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/juanmanuelsara/status/1021882505174106112|last=Sara|first=Juan|date=24 July 2018|website=Twitter|access-date=12 May 2020}} He would later follow Martínez in roles at Godoy Cruz in 2020 and Club Atlético Tigre in 2021.{{cite web|date=10 August 2020|title=Godoy Cruz presentó a Diego Martínez, su nuevo DT|trans-title=Godoy Cruz presented Diego Martínez, their new manager|url=https://www.tycsports.com/liga-profesional-de-futbol-/godoy-cruz-presento-a-diego-martinez-su-nuevo-dt-20200810.html|access-date=20 December 2020|publisher=TyC Sports|language=es}}{{Cite web|last=Noticias|first=I. A. M.|date=2021-01-12|title=Diego Martínez asumió en Tigre|url=https://www.iamnoticias.com.ar/2021/01/12/diego-martinez-asumio-en-tigre/|access-date=2021-10-15|website=IAM Noticias|language=es-AR}} While with El Matador, Sara helped the club win the 2021 Primera Nacional and achieve promotion to the Argentine Primera División.{{Cite web|title=Tigre le ganó la final de la Primera Nacional a Barracas Central y ascendió a Primera – TyC Sports|url=https://www.tycsports.com/primera-nacional/tigre-vs-barracas-central-en-vivo-id392293.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=tycsports.com|date=23 November 2021 }} In December 2021, Sara would leave Martínez and was named manager of Primera Nacional side Deportivo Maipú.{{Cite web|title=Deportivo Maipú: Juan Manuel Sara firmó su vínculo como técnico del Cruzado {{!}} Vía Mendoza|url=https://viapais.com.ar/mendoza/deportivo-maipu-juan-manuel-sara-firmo-su-vinculo-como-tecnico-del-cruzado/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Vía País|date=7 December 2021 |language=es}} At the end of the season, Sara became manager of his final club as a player and fellow Primera Nacional side Ferro Carril Oeste.{{Cite web |title=FERRO: Se confirmó oficialmente la llegada de Sara a Ferro |url=https://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/ferro/se-confirmo-oficialmente-la-llegada-de-sara-a-ferro/181076 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=soloascenso.com.ar |language=es}}

Miscellany

In 2001 Sara attended a recording session to provide a reading of The Serenity Prayer which was used as a basis for the track Sara's Song (I Thank God) as part of the album It's My Dundee{{cite web |url = https://joecovenant.bandcamp.com/track/saras-song-i-thank-god |title = It's My Dundee – Sara's Song |publisher = Joe Covenant Lamb}} to provide funds for the Dundee F.C. youth development fund.

Personal life

Sara is a devout Christian.[https://enunabaldosa.com/2005/06/01/sara-juan-manuel/ En Una Baldosa Profile]

References

External links

{{WorldFootball.net|juan-sara}}
{{BDFA|2668}}
{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525165912/http://www.football.ch/sfl/821107/de/Kader.aspx?pId=669590 |date=dmy |title=Juan Sara at Football.ch }}
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Category:1978 births

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Category:League of Ireland players

Category:Swiss Challenge League players

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