Carlos Jiménez Sánchez (born 10 February 1976) is a Spanish former professional

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player and current

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. He is 2.05 m (6' 8 ") tall. His nickname is "suma y sigue Jiménez", which translated into English is, "add and go on Jiménez."

Player profile

He played as a

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. He was a good rebounder, using his 205 cm height and his long arms. He was a good defender, and a good free throw shooter.

Professional career

In the 2002-03 NBA Season, Jiménez was on the preseason roster of the

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, as he tried out for the club, but he was cut from the team a week before the start of the regular season. He was disappointed that the Kings released him. Jiménez never had another

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experience. After playing five seasons for

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, in August 2011 he returned to Asefa Estudiantes, signing a one-year contract. In April 2012, with six games left to finish the

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, he decided to retire at the end of the season. However, on 17 September 2012, he returned to professional basketball, by signing a one-month long contract, with an option to extend it for one more month, with his former team

. He retired in December 2012.

Spain national team

Jiménez played with the senior Spain national team at the

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, where he won a gold medal. He also won the silver medal at the

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, as Spain lost against

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in the gold medal game. After that Olympic competition, Jiménez announced his retirement from the Spain national team, after having been the

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of that group of players. He retired at the time as the Spanish player with the most medals won in international tournaments for the Spain national team.

References

External links

Carlos Jiménez
at acb.com
Carlos Jiménez
at euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Carlos 1976 births Living people Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics CB Estudiantes players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Spain Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Spain Small forwards Spanish men's basketball players Spanish men's 3x3 basketball players Basketball players from Madrid FIBA World Championship-winning players 2006 FIBA World Championship players 2002 FIBA World Championship players 1998 FIBA World Championship players