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Luis Jiménez (footballer, born 1984)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Garcés.

Luis Antonio Jiménez Garcés (born 17 June 1984) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Luis Jiménez
Jiménez with Palestino in 2019
Personal information
Full name Luis Antonio Jiménez Garcés
Date of birth (1984-06-17) 17 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Palestino 9 (0)
2002–2006 Ternana 88 (25)
2006 Fiorentina 19 (3)
2006–2007 Ternana 0 (0)
2007 → Lazio (loan) 16 (2)
2007–2010 Inter Milan 21 (3)
2009–2010 → West Ham United (loan) 11 (1)
2010 → Parma (loan) 12 (1)
2010 Ternana 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Cesena (loan) 31 (9)
2011–2015 Al-Ahli 80 (40)
2015–2016 Al-Nasr 23 (9)
2016–2017 Al-Arabi 22 (10)
2017–2018 Al-Gharafa 11 (3)
2018 → Qatar SC (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 Palestino 20 (5)
2019 Al-Ittihad 2 (0)
2020–2022 Palestino 57 (22)
2022 Magallanes 5 (1)
Total 435 (134)
International career
2001 Chile U17
2003 Chile U20 3 (0)
2004–2021 Chile 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was also a member of the Chile national team from 2004 to 2021, playing at the Copa América in 2004 and 2011.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Santiago, Chile, Jiménez played youth football for Palestino in Chile, a club mostly made up of players of Palestinian descent. He gained Palestinian citizenship in June 2013.[1] He started his Italian footballing career in 2002 at Ternana Calcio. During the January 2006 transfer window, Jimenez moved to Serie A side ACF Fiorentina while remaining under joint ownership with his former club, for €3 million.[2] For Fiorentina, he generally played as a right sided winger, striker or occasionally a centre forward. His right foot is his strongest but he can also make good use of his left. He made 19 appearances during the 2005–06 season for Fiorentina, scoring 3 goals in the process.

In late June 2006, Ternana purchased back half of the rights to Jiménez from Fiorentina for €3 million.[2] Since Ternana were to play in the Italian Serie C1 in the 2006–07 season, it was highly unlikely that Jimenez would remain with them. However, although a loan deal was reached with Serie A Lazio, with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the loan, Ternana changed the terms and made extortionate demands, which included Lazio paying the salaries of four of Ternana's players. The deal fell through and Jiménez remained at Ternana. The unhappy player stated that he would not play for Ternana again and asked FIFA to intervene and annul his contract with Ternana because of their unfair treatment.[citation needed][3]

Lazio

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On 15 January 2007, Lazio finally agreed a move for Jiménez with the first season on loan, for €311,000[4][5] and on 27 January he played his first match for Lazio against Palermo.[6]

Internazionale

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On 15 July 2007, Internazionale signed him on loan from Ternana,[7] for €1 million.[8] He scored his first Inter goal in extra time in the Champions League against Fenerbahce. He was rewarded with his first Inter start on 2 December against Fiorentina, where he scored the opening goal. He also started the subsequent match against Lazio on 5 December, where he set up Maicon's goal.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Inter officially signed him on a co-ownership deal,[9] for €6.3 million on a 3-year contract. Under coach Jose Mourinho, he played his first game against A.S. Roma coming on as a second-half substitute and scored a penalty in Inter's Italian Supercup win. Jiménez played his first game of the 2008–09 Serie A year against Sampdoria on 30 August 2008, but unfortunately picked up an injury later in a practice session. He returned from injury on 30 November 2008 when he was subbed in Inter Milan's Serie A game against Napoli. A subsequent long-term injury limited Jiménez to a total of 6 appearances for the 2008–09 Serie A season.

The co-ownership deal with Ternana was renewed on 23 June 2009.[10]

West Ham United

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Jiménez (1st West Ham player on right) at the end of his debut game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Other West Ham players are Frank Nouble, Junior Stanislas, Mark Noble and Jonathan Spector

Jiménez signed for West Ham United on 23 June 2009.[11] Although a work permit had been granted a couple of weeks before, the deal was only announced after personal terms were agreed. West Ham signed Jiménez on a one-year loan initially, with an option to purchase at the end of the loan period.[12] He made his full debut for West Ham in their 2–0 away win against Wolves on 15 August 2009.[13] He scored his only goal for West Ham, a penalty and West Ham's fifth, in a 5–3 home win against Burnley on 28 November 2009.[14]

Parma

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On 1 February 2010, Parma signed the Chilean attacking midfielder on loan from Internazionale until June, his previous loan with West Ham United having ended prematurely.[15] He signed as part of the deal which saw McDonald Mariga move to Internazionale.[16][17] Jiménez has been sent off three times since signing for Parma. At the end of the season, Parma wanted to sign him outright,[18] but the deal fell through after Ternana bought back Jiménez.[19]

Ternana

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On 26 June 2010, after Inter failed to agree a price with Ternana for the remain 50% registration rights, the rights went to auction and Ternana won,[20] for €3.177 million.[21] made Inter profited €5.277 million in accounting[21] (amortization approach). It is because Inter had over-amortized Jiménez's transfer fee (Inter amortized €8.4 million but only cost Inter €6.3 million only, €2.1M exceed) and €3.177 million. (Inter presented the profit as €2.154 million (market price €3.177 × 2 – contract residual value €4.2M) + €3.123 million financial income (value of Inter unpaid half €6.3 million – actual value €3.177M) )[21] Since Ternana would play at 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione, he did not attend the training of Ternana and Ternana sought a new buyer to sign him.

Cesena

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On 31 August 2010 he was loaned to newly promoted Serie A team Cesena for €1 million[22] with the option to buy,[23] and was in the starting lineup after the poor form of the original starting lineup. The coach put Ezequiel Schelotto on the bench and Jiménez became the new second striker in the 4–3–3 formation, partnered with central forward Erjon Bogdani and wing forward Emanuele Giaccherini.

Al-Ahli Dubai

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On 29 June 2011, Al-Ahli Dubai announced that Jiménez had joined the club on a four-year contract.[24] He had a successful first season, scoring 13 goals and featuring in most of the games. In the 2012–2013 season, he won the Presidents Cup with Al Ahli.

Magallanes

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In May 2022, while playing for Palestino, it was announced that Jiménez would play his last match as a professional footballer on Sunday 22 against Cobresal in the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna.[25] The result was a 3–1 win and Jiménez made an assist for the third goal.[26] However, he returned to football after signing with Primera B club Magallanes on July 19.[27]

International career

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Jiménez represented Chile U17 at the 2001 South American U-17 Championship[28] and Chile U20 at the 2003 South American U-20 Championship.

At senior level, he made his international debut on 28 April 2004, in a match against Peru. On 4 June 2005, Jiménez assisted Marcelo Salas' historic 35th goal for the national team, which made Salas Chile's top scorer ever. The goal came in a qualifying match against Bolivia which Chile went on to win 3–1. Four days later, he scored twice against Venezuela in another qualification match.

Jiménez became captain of Chile during 2006 and also won the 2005–06 Chile Player of the Year award. However, he saw little national team action under the direction of Marcelo Bielsa. On 19 June 2011, he returned in an international friendly against Estonia[29] and was subsequently included by Claudio Borghi in the squad for the 2011 Copa America. However, he didn't receive any further international call-ups during his time at Al Ahli.

In March 2021, after a 10-year absence, he was recalled by Martín Lasarte for a friendly match against Bolivia, in which he scored his third international goal. At 36 years and 282 days of age, Jiménez became Chile's oldest goalscorer.

International goals

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Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[30]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2005 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile   Venezuela 1–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2–0
3. 26 March 2021 El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile   Bolivia 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Personal life

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Jiménez married Chilean model María José "Coté" López in 2006. They have triplets (all girls: Rebeca, Isidora and Rafaela, born on 15 June 2010,[31][32] ) and a son, Jesús, born 30 April 2016.[33] In addition, Jiménez has a son, Diego, who was born before his marriage to María José.[34] In December 2008, Jiménez assaulted Mauricio Pinilla in a Santiago nightclub.[35]

His daughter Isidora is a young football player in the Magallanes youth ranks and has been called up to train with the Chile youth squad.[36]

The Jiménez family has a close friendship with fellow footballer Carlos Villanueva's family. In addition to the fact that Jiménez played with Villanueva at Al-Ittihad, Jiménez and his wife are the godparents of the Villanueva's son and Villanueva and his wife are the godparents of the Jiménez's children.[37]

Honours

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Club

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Internazionale
Al Ahli
Palestino

References

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  2. ^ a b ACF Fiorentina Report and accounts on 31 December 2006
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  5. ^ "Jimenez finally agrees Lazio deal". eurosport.co.uk. 15 January 2007.
  6. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
  7. ^ "Jiménez with Inter squad". inter.it. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
  8. ^ FC Internazionale Milano 2007–08 bilancio (financial report and accounts), PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  9. ^ "Jiménez joins on co-ownership deal". inter.it. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  10. ^ Lega Calcio official transfer list (co-ownership) Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Hammers get Inter striker Jimenez". BBC Sport. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Jiménez signs". West Ham United F.C. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  13. ^ Wolverhampton 0 – 2 West Ham
  14. ^ "West Ham 5 – 3 Burnley". BBC. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  15. ^ JIMENEZ SEALS HAMMERS EXIT Sporting Life (UK)
  16. ^ "Mariga joins Inter after Man City move collapses". Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  17. ^ "JIMENEZ AL PARMA: FIERO DI ESSERE QUI". Parma FC (in Italian). 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Ghirardi: Mirante? Sono ottimista. Dzemaili riscattato, Galloppa resta". Parma FC (in Italian). 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  22. ^ AC Cesena SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
  23. ^ "Calcio mercato: un finale col botto per il Cesena". AC Cesena (in Italian). 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Dalla Ternana arriva il trequartista cileno Luis Jimenez, tesserato con la formula del prestito con diritto di riscatto.
  24. ^ لويس خيمينيز الدولي التشيلي اهلاوي لأربع مواسم [Chilean international Luis Jimenez joins Al-Ahli in 4-year deal]. Al-Ahli Dubai (in Arabic). 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  25. ^ "Luis Jiménez jugará su último partido en La Cisterna" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  26. ^ Mujica, Lucas (23 May 2022). "Luis Jiménez tras su último partido como profesional en La Cisterna: "Quería retirarme jugando, es un buen momento para decir adiós"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  27. ^ @ClubMagallanes (19 July 2022). "El Club Magallanes le da la bienvenida a Luis Jiménez, quien se integra a nuestro proyecto temporada 2022" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2022 – via Twitter.
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  32. ^ "Triplice fiocco rosa in casa Jimenez". Parma FC (in Italian). 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  33. ^ "Ya nació Jesús, el cuarto hijo de Coté López y el Mago Jiménez". Puranoticia.cl (in Spanish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  34. ^ "Diego: El hijo mayor de edad que enorgullece a Luis Jiménez". Mamás Bellas (in Spanish). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  35. ^ "Luis Jimenez Attacks Mauricio Pinilla in a Santiago Nightclub". Bleacher Report. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  36. ^ Fajardo, Cristián (30 July 2020). "Cote López defiende a su hija por desubicado comentario en contra de su nominación a la selección chilena: "Te invito a verla antes de opinar"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  37. ^ "El cambio que deberá asumir Coté López al partir a Arabia Saudita". www.m360.cl (in Spanish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021. Somos muy, pero muy amigos. Imagínate que somos padrinos de su hijo y ellos de los nuestros.
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