Apolinor Jiménez

Apolinor Giménez
Personal information
Full name	Apolinor Giménez Iriarte
Date of birth	20 January 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Paraguarí, Paraguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1961	Sudamérica de Paraguarí
1962–1972	Olimpia
1972–1975	Cruz Azul
1975–1977	Puebla
1977–1978	Monterrey
1978	Independiente Medellín
1979	Capitán Figari
1980–1984	Olimpia
1985	San Lorenzo
1988	Capiatá
International career
1969	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Apolinor Giménez Iriarte (born 20 January 1944) is a Paraguayan former football goalkeeper. He played most of his club career for Club Olimpia, winning six league titles in 14 seasons.

Playing career[edit]

Born in Paraguarí, Giménez emerged from the youth team of Club Sudamérica de Paraguarí. He joined Asunción side Club Olimpia in 1962, and would win four Paraguayan Primera División in a decade with the club.^[1]

In 1972, Giménez moved abroad to play for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México. He won three titles in three years with the club.^[2]

Giménez was called up as a third goalkeeper for the Paraguay national football team which played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Villanueva, Artemio (16 March 2009). "Apolinor Giménez: Uno de los grandes de los años 60 y 70" [Apolinor Giménez: One of the greats of the 1960s and 1970s] (in Spanish). ABC.
^ "Eladio Vera: Un ícono de cemento" [Eladio Vera: An icon of cement] (in Spanish). Teledeportes. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.

External links[edit]

Apolinor Jiménez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

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[ABC-1] Villanueva, Artemio (16 March 2009). "Apolinor Giménez: Uno de los grandes de los años 60 y 70" [Apolinor Giménez: One of the greats of the 1960s and 1970s] (in Spanish). ABC.

[2] "Eladio Vera: Un ícono de cemento" [Eladio Vera: An icon of cement] (in Spanish). Teledeportes. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.

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