Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964)
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For other people named Manuel Jiménez, see Manuel Jiménez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Manuel "Manolo" Jiménez Jiménez (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnolo xiˈmeneθ]; born 26 January 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.
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Full name | Manuel Jiménez Jiménez | ||
Date of birth | (1964-01-26) 26 January 1964 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Arahal, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Sevilla | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1984 | Sevilla B | ||
1984–1997 | Sevilla | 354 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Jaén | 9 | (0) |
Total | 363 | (1) | |
International career | |||
1986 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
1988 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Spain | 15 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2000–2007 | Sevilla B | ||
2007–2010 | Sevilla | ||
2010–2011 | AEK Athens | ||
2011–2013 | Zaragoza | ||
2013–2015 | Al-Rayyan | ||
2017–2018 | AEK Athens | ||
2018 | Las Palmas | ||
2019 | AEK Athens | ||
2019–2020 | Al Wahda | ||
2020–2021 | AEK Athens | ||
2022–2023 | Al Wahda | ||
2024– | Cerro Porteño | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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His career was intimately connected with Sevilla as both a player and manager, and he competed solely in La Liga with the club in the former capacity. He represented Spain at the 1990 World Cup.
As a coach, Jiménez had four different spells at AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. Abroad, he also worked with Al-Rayyan and Al Wahda.