Daniel Giménez Alcañiz (born 22 June 1984) is a Spanish football coach who is the head coach of Lebanese Second Division club Akhaa Ahli Aley.
.jpg) Giménez in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Giménez Alcañiz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akhaa Ahli Aley (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2016 | CD Alegria | ||
| 2016–2017 | Amal Salam Zgharta | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ahed (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Ahed | ||
| 2020–2021 | Ahed (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Nejmeh (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Nejmeh (interim) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Hilal (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Lebanon U17 | ||
| 2022– | Akhaa Ahli Aley | ||
Career
editSpain
editBorn in Barcelona, Spain, Giménez began his career by coaching youth teams in his native city.[2] He coached in youth categories for CE L'Hospitalet, CE Júpiter, and the FC Barcelona Academy.[2][3] He then coached the under-19 teams of UE Sants and CB Terlenka.[4] Between 2014 and 2016, he was head coach of CD Alegria in the Quarta Catalana.[2] In 2015, he obtained the UEFA Pro Licence.[5]
Move to Lebanon
editIn 2016, Giménez moved to Lebanon, where he was head coach of Salam Zgharta's reserve team Amal Salam Zgharta until 2017,[6] when he became head coach of their under-19 team for one season.[2] He then moved to the Eleven Football Pro academy,[3] before opening his own academy in January 2020:[7] Club Deportivo Beirut.[8]
Ahed
editGiménez joined Ahed's technical staff in 2019, and was also a supervisor of the youth teams.[2] In September 2019, Giménez was appointed technical director, before becoming Bassem Marmar's assistant coach in November.[9] As an assistant coach, he helped Ahed win the 2019 Lebanese Super Cup and the 2019 AFC Cup.[10][11]
On 28 July 2020, Giménez was announced head coach of the team, following Marmar's move to Al-Arabi in Kuwait.[2] On 28 September, Giménez asked to be relieved of his duties, and returned assistant coach of Ahed.[12]
Nejmeh
editOn 23 June 2021, Giménez became assistant coach of Nejmeh, as well as the head coach of their under-20 team.[13] As Nejmeh's coach, Youssef Al Jawhari, left the club mid-season, Giménez coached Nejmeh's league game against Safa on 12 September, in a goalless draw.[14] He helped the U20 team finish first in their group in the 2021–22 season.[15]
Al-Hilal
editOn 3 December 2021, Giménez was announced assistant coach of Sudanese club Al-Hilal.[16]
Head coach in Lebanon
editGiménez was appointed head coach of the Lebanon national under-17 team ahead of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[17] On 26 October 2022, he became head coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley in the Lebanese Premier League.[18]
Personal life
editGiménez is married to Cynthia Maalouf,[19] a Lebanese guitarist.[20]
Honours
editAssistant coach
editAhed
Nejmeh
Al-Hilal
References
edit- ^ a b "Daniel Giménez". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gimenez takes charge of Lebanon's Al Ahed". the AFC. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Abou Diab, Rami (13 July 2018). "Coach Daniel Giménez Alcañiz joins Advance Soccer Academy (ASA)". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ تعيين الإسباني دانيال خيمينيز مدرباً للعهد [Spain's Daniel Giménez appointed coach of Ahed]. the AFC (in Arabic). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ الاسباني خيمينيز مدرباً للعهد [Spain's Giménez as coach of Ahed]. LebanonFiles (in Arabic). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Romero, Victor (7 November 2019). "Daniel Giménez hace historia con Al Ahed: "En Líbano se me ha reconocido como nunca antes"" [Daniel Giménez makes history with Ahed: "In Lebanon I have been recognized as never before"]. Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "HOME". Club Deportivo Beirut. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (28 July 2020). "Official: Daniel Giménez is the new head coach for Al Ahed FC". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Khaled, Nasser (27 July 2020). العهد يعلن عن مدربه الجديد [Ahed announces their new coach]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Lebanon – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Barker, Gabby (7 April 2020). "X-ray of the coronavirus: this affects Spanish footballers in Asia". Sports Finding. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Abdallah, Rakan (28 September 2020). "Roda Antar Is the New Ahed Manager". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (23 June 2021). "Daniel Giménez joins new club". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ اللواء, جريدة. "من هو المدرب الجديد لفريق النجمة وما هي ابرز انجازاته؟". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ @alhilalsudanofficial (3 December 2021). "الإسباني "دانيال خيمينيز" مدربًا مساعدًا للبرتغالي جواو موتا" – via Instagram.
- ^ "خيمينيز: نسعى لتحقيق نتائج إيجابية". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "رسميا: خمينيز يتسلم تدريب الإخاء". كووورة. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "El salto de Dani Gimenez" [Dani Gimenez's jump]. Fútbol Trotters (in Spanish). 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Monk. "Interview with Moonlight". Rock Era Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
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- Daniel Giménez at Global Sports Archive
- Daniel Giménez at Soccerway