Pedro Luis Jaro


Pedro Luis Jaro Reguero is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

After emerging through local CD Colonia Moscardó's youth ranks, Madrid-born Jaro started his professional career with Cádiz CF in the 1983–84 season, playing once in an eventual La Liga relegation. In 1988 he moved to neighbours CD Málaga, who were also relegated at the end of his second year.
Subsequently, Jaro spent four years at national powerhouse Real Madrid, where he could only appear in 23 league games, barred by legendary Francisco Buyo. In the 1994–95 campaign he helped Real Betis overachieve for a final third place in the top division, immediately after having promoted: he played all 38 matches and only conceded 25 goals, good enough for the Ricardo Zamora Trophy.

Coaching career

After two years at Atlético Madrid, playing second-fiddle to another Spanish international, José Francisco Molina, Jaro retired at 36, with 237 appearances in the top flight. He went on to serve as goalkeeping coach for Atlético, the Spain youth national team and Real Madrid, moving to the latter in 1995 and remaining there for over a decade; in the same capacity, he also worked under Juande Ramos at FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Málaga CF.