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Manolo Jiménez Personal information Full name Manuel Jiménez Jiménez Date of birth 21 January 1964 Place of birth Arahal, Spain Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Left back Youth career Sevilla Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1981–1984 Sevilla B 1984–1997 Sevilla 354 (1) 1997–1998 Jaén 9 (0) National team 1986 Spain U21 1 (0) 1988 Spain U23 1 (0) 1988–1990 Spain 15 (0) Teams managed 2000–2007 Sevilla B 2007–2010 Sevilla 2010–2011 AEK Athens * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.Manuel 'Manolo' Jiménez Jiménez (born 21 January 1964 in Arahal, Seville) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender, and a current manager.
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Playing career
During his career, Jiménez appeared for Sevilla FC during 14 professional seasons. He made his La Liga debuts playing one match in 1983–84, then proceeded to amass nearly 400 overall appearances with his hometown club. He retired after one season with neighbours Real Jaén, in the second level.
Jiménez earned 15 caps for the Spanish national team. He earned his first cap on 12 October 1988, in a friendly match against Argentina, played in Seville. He was selected for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing against Uruguay in the group stage (0–0).
Managerial career
Sevilla
During seven seasons, Jiménez was the coach of Sevilla's reserve team, Sevilla Atlético, leading it to the second division in 2006–07. On 27 October 2007, following the resignation of Juande Ramos, he was promoted to manage the first team, initially until the end of the 2007–08 season.[1] He guided the Andalusians to fifth place, and "upgraded" to third in the 2008–09 season, with a subsequent UEFA Champions League return.
On 24 March 2010, following a 1–1 home draw to bottom of the league Xerez CD, Jiménez was sacked by Sevilla. The club had had three draws (all at home) and two losses in the last five league games, and had also suffered Champions League elimination in the round of 16.[2]
AEK Athens
On 7 October 2010, Jiménez took over from sacked Dušan Bajević at AEK Athens FC, agreeing to a two-year deal.[3] Ten days later, he led the team in his first game, a 0–4 win at first division rivals Aris Thessaloniki FC.[4]
After losing in the UEFA Europa League against R.S.C. Anderlecht (0–3, away), Jiménez achieved his second league win, against Panathinaikos FC, but the team finished 21 points behind eventual champions Olympiacos F.C. in the league, but still managing to rank in third position.
On 30 April 2011, Jiménez won his second managerial trophy (the first abroad), after a 3–0 defeat of Atromitos F.C. in the Greek Cup final. On 5 October 2011, he left the club by mutual consent.[5]
Honours
Manager
- Sevilla B:
- Third Division: 2006–07
References
- ^ Sevilla start Jiménez era in style; UEFA.com, 29 October 2007
- ^ Fifth-placed Sevilla sack Jimenez after draw; ESPN Soccernet, 24 March 2010
- ^ Jimenez to fill AEK Athens hotseat; FIFA.com, 7 October 2010
- ^ AEK beats host Aris 4–0 in Greek league; Yahoo! Sports, 17 October 2010
- ^ Jimenez leaves AEK by mutual agreement; Yahoo! Sports, 5 October 2011
External links
- BDFutbol player profile
- BDFutbol coach profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Manuel Jiménez Jiménez at National-Football-Teams.com
Spain squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Zubizarreta • 2 Chendo • 3 Jiménez • 4 Andrinúa • 5 Sanchís • 6 Vázquez • 7 Pardeza • 8 Quique • 9 Butragueño (c) • 10 Fernando • 11 Villarroya • 12 Alkorta • 13 Ablanedo • 14 Górriz • 15 Roberto • 16 Bakero • 17 Hierro • 18 Rafa Paz • 19 Salinas • 20 Manolo • 21 Míchel • 22 Ochotorena • Coach: SuárezManolo Jiménez managerial positions Sevilla FC – managers Valenzuela (1908–10) · Eizaguirre (1910–17) · Brand (1917–21) · Ostos (1921–23) · O'Hagan (1923–24) · Villagrán (1924–27) · Hertzka (1927–30) · Quirante (1930–33) · Encinas (1933–36) · Brand (1939–41) · Santos (1941–42) · Brand (1942) · O'Connell (1942–45) · Encinas (1945–47) · Caicedo (1947–48) · Encinas (1948–49) · Campanal (1949–53) · Herrera (1953–56) · Campanal (1957) · Grech (1957) · Villalonga (1957–58) · Kálmár (1958) · Ipiña (1958–59) · Campanal (1959) · Encinas (1959) · Miró (1959–61) · Villalonga (1961) · Barrios (1961–63) · Busto (1963) · Bumbel (1963–64) · Daučík (1964–65) · Eizaguirre (1965–66) · Arza (1966) · Barinaga (1966) · Arza (1966–67) · Barrios (1967) · Arza (1967–69) · Merkel (1969–71) · Villalonga (1971) · Georgiadis (1971–1972) · Villalonga (1972) · Buckingham (1972) · Arza (1972–73) · Artigas (1973) · Happel (1973–74) · Bedoya & Buqué (1974) · Olsen (1974–76) · Carriega (1976–79) · Muñoz (1979–81) · Cardo (1981–86) · Wallace (1986–87) · Azkargorta (1987–88) · Ortega (1988) · Olsen (1988–89) · Cantatore (1989–91) · Espárrago (1991–92) · Bilardo (1992–93) · Aragonés (1993–95) · Toni (1995) · Juan Carlos (1995–96) · Camacho (1996–97) · Bilardo (1997) · Rubio (1997) · Miera (1997) · Juan Carlos (1997–98) · Castro Santos (1998–99) · Alonso (1999–2000) · Juan Carlos (2000) · Caparrós (2000–05) · Ramos (2005–07) · Jiménez (2007–10) · Álvarez (2010) · Manzano (2010–11) · Marcelino (2011–)
Categories:- 1964 births
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- Real Jaén footballers
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- Spain under-23 international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
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