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Orlando Giménez

Orlando Ramón Giménez Álvarez (born 24 January 1952) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a forward.

Orlando Giménez
Personal information
Full name Orlando Ramón Giménez Álvarez
Date of birth (1952-01-24) 24 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Trinidad, Paraguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Libertad
Cerro Porteño
Sportivo Luqueño
1976–1979 Racing Santander 79 (29)
1979–1981 Valencia 23 (4)
1981–1986 Español 142 (43)
1986 Sabadell 9 (0)
1988 Horta
Total 253+ (76+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent 11 seasons in Spain, totalling 253 games and 76 goals in La Liga for Racing Santander, Valencia, Español and Sabadell. He won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup with Valencia in 1980.

Club career

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Racing Santander

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Giménez was born in Trinidad in the department of Itapúa. He began playing in Paraguay for Libertad, Cerro Porteño and Sportivo Luqueño.[1]

In July 1976, Giménez signed for Racing Santander in Spain's La Liga.[2] He made his debut on 4 October in a 1–1 draw at Burgos and scored his first goal on 7 November as consolation in a 3–1 loss away to Real Sociedad. On 6 February, in only his seventh minute after coming on as a substitute for the injured Quinito, he was sent off in a 1–0 defeat at Sevilla for fouling opposing goalkeeper Paco Brenes [es].[3] He played 25 total games in his first season in Cantabria, scoring 7 goals including a hat-trick on 15 May in the last home fixture, a 3–2 home win over Málaga.[4]

Giménez scored 11 league goals in each of his next two seasons, including another haul of three on 5 November 1978 in a 3–2 win away to Español.[5]

Valencia

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In May 1979, Giménez left relegated Racing, signing a three-year deal at Valencia. The transfer fee was estimated at 40 million Spanish pesetas and an annual salary of 5 million.[6] Real Madrid president Luis de Carlos had wanted to sign him, but was informed of the news by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[7]

Giménez took part in the Valencia side that won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1979–80, playing two early games against Denmark's B1903 and away to Rangers in Scotland.[8][9] On 25 November 1980 he played the first leg of the club's eventual UEFA Super Cup victory over Nottingham Forest, replacing Darío Felman for the last four minutes of a 2–1 loss in the first leg in England.[10]

Español

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Having taken no part with Valencia at the start of 1981–82, Giménez moved to Español, making his debut on 8 November in a 1–0 home win over Cádiz. He said that he wondered why Valencia had signed him in the first place.[11]

Giménez played 164 total games for the Pericos, scoring 51 goals. On 14 December 1983, he took the direct free kick that was the only goal of a Derbi Barceloní win against FC Barcelona at Sarrià Stadium.[12]

Sabadell and later career

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Giménez remained in Catalonia, signing for newly promoted Sabadell in 1986 among several compatriots.[13] He played 12 games in the league and Copa del Rey, split equally between starter and substitute, and scored a penalty on 17 September to win the game 2–1 in the first round of the cup away to Mollerussa.[14] At the end of the calendar year, he asked to leave the club.[15]

After playing futsal, 36-year-old Giménez returned to football in February 1988 at Barcelona-based UA Horta, in the fifth tier of Spanish football.[16] In 2001, he and another former player went to court claiming 360 million pesetas (€2.164 million) as intermediaries in the transfer of Javier Saviola from River Plate to Barcelona.[17] Their lawsuit was dismissed in April 2004.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Giménez: 32 años y chutando" [Giménez: 32 years and shooting]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 January 1984. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ Chirri, J. (21 July 1976). "El Santander estrenó la temporada" [Santander started the season]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ Rios, R. (7 February 1977). "1-0: Scotta dio el triunfo al Sevilla" [1-0: Scotta gave the triumph to Sevilla]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ Chirri, J. (16 May 1977). "3-2: La desesperación dio alas al Santander" [3-2: Despair gave Santander wings]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "2-3: El colista ganó en Sarriá" [2-3: Bottom team won in Sarriá]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 November 1978. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ^ "El santanderino Jiménez [sic], al Valencia" [Santander player Giménez, to Valencia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 May 1979. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ González, Damián (30 May 1979). "Luis de Carlos, nervioso por el "caso Jiménez" [sic]" [Luis de Carlos, nervous because of the "Giménez affair"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ Domínguez, Miguel (4 October 1979). "4-0: Se destapó el Valencia tras el descanso" [4-0: Valencia got going after the break]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  9. ^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (25 October 1979). "1-1: Todo en contra del Valencia" [1-1: Everything against Valencia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  10. ^ "2-1: Para el Nottingham, el primer asalto de la "Supercopa"" [2-1: For Nottingham Forest, the first half of the Super Cup]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 November 1980. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ^ Canovas, M. C. (11 November 1981). "Giménez: Una temporada contra reloj" [Giménez: A season against the clock]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  12. ^ Guasch, Tomás (22 December 2001). "Montjuïc dice que Papá Noel es perico" [Montjuïc says that Father Christmas is an Espanyol fan]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  13. ^ "El paraguayo Ferreira, futuro jugador arlequinado" [Paraguayan Ferreira, future Harlequin player]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 July 1986. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  14. ^ Aisa, Antón (18 September 1986). "1-2: El Mollerussa rozó el milagro" [1-2: Mollerussa fed the miracle]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  15. ^ Figueras, Pere (31 December 1986). "¡Giménez pide la baja!" [Giménez asks to leave!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  16. ^ "¡Orlando Giménez, al Horta!" [Orlando Giménez, to Horta!] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 February 1988. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Los intermediarios reclaman 360 millones a Saviola" [Intermediaries claim 360 million from Saviola]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 November 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Desestimada la demanda contra Saviola de los dos intermediarios argentinos que le reclaman una comisión" [Lawsuit against Saviola from the two Argentine intermediaries who claimed a commission from him is dismissed]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 April 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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