Carlos Jurado

Carlos Daniel Jurado Román (11 June 1947 – 8 December 2023) was a Uruguayan football player and manager.

Carlos Jurado began playing in the Paysandú, the team of the city where he grew up. Later he started in C.A. Peñarol where he played the first level of Uruguay. He went to Club Universitario de Deportes, where he played the first level in Peru. His good performances led him to Europe to play for Real Betis, but only played one game in La Liga. After a year idle his compatriot Sergio Rodríguez joined the UD Español San Vicente on third level.

After finishing his playing career, he settled in Alicante, Spain. He began training at UD Español San Vicente, then on the Hércules CF youth teams, then to GCD Sant Joan d'Alacant was a reserve team of Hércules, and in 1983–84 season was allowed to coach the first team. He made some good numbers and Hércules promoted to La Liga. After Hércules CF, began a tour of Spanish and South American teams led him to train in six countries. In 2011 season he returned to where in the past Cienciano achieved success as the Clausura 2001 or Apertura 2005, or to qualify for the Copa Libertadores in 2002 for the first time in club history. On Cienciano he was known as "The Old Man".

Jurado died in Quetzaltenango on 8 December 2023, at the age of 76.

• Carlos Jurado at BDFutbol
• Carlos Jurado manager profile at BDFutbol