Fernando Giménez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Augusto Giménez Solís | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Santaní | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Nacional Asunción | 13 | (1) |
| 2006 | Puerto Montt | 18 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | U. de Concepción | 74 | (6) |
| 2007 | → Puerto Montt (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2010–2016 | Emelec | 246 | (28) |
| 2017 | Olimpia | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | Libertad | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Deportivo Santaní | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019 | |||
Fernando Agustín Giménez Solís (born 10 July 1984) is a Paraguayan footballer that currently plays for Primera División Paraguaya club Deportivo Santaní as an attacking midfielder.
At age nineteen, Giménez joined the Primera División side Nacional Asunción in 2005, and made his professional debut the same season. He spent one season with the Asunción club before moving to Puerto Montt of the Chilean Primera División for an undisclosed fee. In January 2007, he signed a two-season contract with Universidad de Concepción club of the same tier of his old club, that kept him until 2009 at Collao.[1] In his first cycle with his new club, he stayed only six months, because the coach Marcelo Barticciotto did not considered him for the next tournament due to his performance. He was then loaned back to Puerto Montt. Giménez again shone there, being the goal scorer of his team, but it was relegated to Primera B. He returned to Concepción the next season, where he won the 2008 Copa Chile title under the coach Jorge Pellicer and recovered his good level of play.
In January 2010, he joined Ecuadorian Serie A powerhouse club Emelec, because the coach Jorge Sampaoli specially requested him.[2] He arrived for a one-season loan with buy option.[2] He made his debut in the match in which Emelec present their players, an event called Explosión Azul, and scored a goal against Independiente José Terán in a 2–0 home win. As a result of his play on Guayaquil's team, Giménez made the coach Fernando Arce call him to the Paraguayan national football team.
International career
Whilst playing at club level in Ecuador for several years, Ecuador's coach, Gustavo Quinteros, requested Giménez's naturalization to play for Ecuador in 2016.[3]
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Concepción
- Copa Chile (1): 2008
- Emelec
- Ecuadorian Serie A (2): Runner-up 2010, 2011
References
- ^ "El lunes se suma Fernando Giménez a la Universidad de Concepción". Purofutbol.cl. 15 January 2007.
- ^ a b "Un vikingo azul, Fernando Gimenez se suma a Emelec". Emelec.com.ec. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/vikingo-quiere-vestir-la-albirroja
External links
- Giménez at Football–Lineups.com
- Fernando Giménez at Soccerway
- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Club Nacional footballers
- Universidad de Concepción footballers
- Puerto Montt footballers
- C.S. Emelec footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Deportivo Santaní players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Association football midfielders