Education
In 1998, Lara graduated from Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. Lara attended Bradley University, playing eighty games from 1998 to 2001.
In 1998, Lara graduated from Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. Lara attended Bradley University, playing eighty games from 1998 to 2001.
He was 1997 Illinois All State in soccer. In 2002, he turned professional with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USL A-League. Lara turned professional in 2002 with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USL A-League.
In 2003, Lara signed with the Charleston Battery after a successful three week trial.
The Battery released him at the end of the season and Lara moved to the Syracuse Salty Dogs for the 2004 season.