 Jiménez as manager ofSevilla in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Jiménez Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-01-26)26 January 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Arahal, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris (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 | ||
| 2024–2025 | APOEL | ||
| 2025– | Aris | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel "Manolo"Jiménez Jiménez (Spanish pronunciation:[maˈnoloxiˈmeneθ]; born 26 January 1964) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back, currentlymanager ofSuper League Greece clubAris.
His career was intimately connected withSevilla as both a player and manager, and he competed solely inLa Liga with the club in the former capacity. He representedSpain at the1990 World Cup.
As a coach, Jiménez had four different spells atAEK Athens in theSuper League Greece. Abroad, he also worked withAl-Rayyan andAl Wahda.
Jiménez was born inArahal,Province of Seville. He made hisLa Liga debut forSevilla in1983–84, and went on to make 413 competitive appearances over 14 seasons with his hometown club. He retired in June 1998 at the age of 34, after spendingone year with neighboursReal Jaén in theSegunda División.[1][2]
Jiménez earned 15caps for theSpain national team. He made his international debut on 12 October 1988 in a 1–1friendly draw withArgentina played inSeville,[3][4] and was selected for the1990 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing againstUruguay in the group stage (0–0)[5] and againstYugoslavia in theround of 16 (2–1 loss).[6]
For seven seasons, Jiménez was the coach of Sevilla's reservesSevilla Atlético, leading them to the second tier in2006–07.[7] On 27 October 2007, following the resignation ofJuande Ramos, he was appointed manager of the main squad, initially until the end ofthe campaign.[8] He guided theAndalusians to fifth place, finishing third in2008–09 with asubsequent return to theUEFA Champions League.[9]
Jiménez took the team tothe final of theCopa del Rey in2010, notably beatingPep Guardiola'sBarcelona in the last-16 stage on theaway goals rule.[10] On 24 March 2010, however, after a 1–1 home draw to bottom-placedXerez, he was dismissed following three draws – all at home – and two losses in the last five league matches, also having been eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16.[11]
On 7 October 2010, Jiménez took over from the sackedDušan Bajević atAEK Athens, agreeing to a two-year deal.[12] His first game took place ten days later, a 4–0Super League Greece win atAris Thessaloniki.[13]
After losing in theUEFA Europa League againstAnderlecht (3–0, away), Jiménez achieved his second league win, againstPanathinaikos. The side eventually finished 23 points behind championsOlympiacos in third place inthe league.[14]
Jiménez won his second trophy as a manager on 30 April 2011, after a 3–0 defeat ofAtromitos inthe final of theGreek Cup.[15] On 5 October, he left the club by mutual consent;[16] he had been nicknamed "Papatzis" by local newspapers in a reference to theshell game, because of his frequent tactical changes.[17]
Jiménez was appointed head coach ofReal Zaragoza on 31 December 2011, replacing the firedJavier Aguirre.[18] He was relieved of his duties at the end of the2012–13 season, as theAragonese were relegated to division two after four years.[19]
On 4 November 2013, Jiménez signed withAl-Rayyan.[20] They were relegated from theQatar Stars League in hisdebut season, but achieved promotion the following year.[21]
Jiménez's contract was terminated on 20 May 2015.
Jiménez returned to AEK on 19 January 2017, succeedingJosé Morais who had resigned the previous day; he signed a deal until the end ofthe season, extendable by one year subject to satisfactory performance in domestic competitions.[22] He oversaw the team's qualification to the group stage of a European competition on 24 August (after a six-year absence), following a 3–0 home win againstClub Brugge in theEuropa League play-off round.[23]
At the end of the2017–18 campaign, the club won the national championship for the first time in 24 years.[24] He left theOlympic Stadium on 25 May 2018 at the end of his contract, however, after negotiations for its renewal proved unsuccessful.[25]
The same day, Jiménez agreed on a return to Spain and was appointed manager atLas Palmas, who had been relegated from the top flightthe previous season.[26] On 16 November, he was dismissed.[27]
On 5 February 2019, Jiménez returned to AEK Athens for a third spell.[28] In October, he switched to theUAE Pro League withAl Wahda.[29]
Jiménez returned to AEK for the fourth time on 27 December 2020, on an 18-month deal.[30] He was ousted at the end ofthe season, as they hiredVladan Milojević in his place.[31]
In October 2022, Jiménez went back to Al Wahda.[32] One year later, he was named advisor atParaguayan Primera División clubCerro Porteño;[33][34] five months after arriving, he was appointed head coach of the latter.[35]
Jiménez was one of three managers in charge ofCypriot First Division'sAPOEL in the2024–25 campaign, afterDavid Gallego andJosé Dominguez.[36] On 10 September 2025, he returned to the Greek top division with Aris.[37]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Sevilla B | 1 July 2000 | 27 October 2007 | 297 | 139 | 88 | 70 | 388 | 225 | +163 | 046.80 |
| Sevilla | 27 October 2007 | 23 March 2010 | 136 | 74 | 22 | 40 | 228 | 147 | +81 | 054.41 |
| AEK Athens | 7 October 2010 | 5 October 2011 | 52 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 79 | 65 | +14 | 050.00 |
| Zaragoza | 31 December 2011 | 10 June 2013 | 66 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 65 | 98 | −33 | 033.33 |
| Al-Rayyan | 4 November 2013 | 20 May 2015 | 56 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 142 | 66 | +76 | 051.79 |
| AEK Athens | 19 January 2017 | 25 May 2018 | 79 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 130 | 42 | +88 | 059.49 |
| Las Palmas | 26 May 2018 | 16 November 2018 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 033.33 |
| AEK Athens | 6 February 2019 | 27 May 2019 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 062.50 |
| Al Wahda | 19 October 2019 | 18 July 2020 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 35 | +0 | 052.17 |
| AEK Athens | 27 December 2020 | 25 May 2021 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 040.00 |
| Al Wahda | 4 October 2022 | 12 March 2023 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 055.56 |
| Cerro Porteño | 19 March 2024 | 30 September 2024 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 050.00 |
| APOEL | 12 October 2024 | 2 March 2025 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 044.44 |
| Aris | 10 September 2025 | present | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 041.67 |
| Total | 861 | 420 | 208 | 233 | 1,297 | 828 | +469 | 048.78 | ||
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