Mario Edison Giménez (born 5 April 1981 in Pedro Juan Caballero) is a Paraguayan

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that currently plays for

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side

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. He began his football career at 2 de Mayo of the first tier of his country, in where scored 25 goals in 31 appearances during two seasons. In January 2007, was sold to

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club Colo-Colo, for a US$400.000 transfer fee. After a regular pass at the Chilean club that was runner-up of the

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, he joined to Paraguayan powerhouse

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along with his countrymen

Gilberto Velásquez Gilberto Ariel Velásquez Gómez (born 11 March 1983) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Tacuary as centre back. Velásquez began his career at Guaraní and was promoted to the first team in January 2002, aged 19, in where he played mo ...

in June, after of proclaiming champion of the Apertura Tournament. In January 2009, he traveled to

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and signed for

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of the country's first tier, after having also spells at

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and

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of the same country. In 2011, he returned to Paraguay and joined to Sportivo Luqueño, after moving to Ecuadorian side Imbabura SC. The next season, Giménez signed for La Equidad. Giménez also represented the Paraguay national football team in 2006, playing after the FIFA World Cup of that year. He scored one international goal in a 3–2 defeat with Chile at Estadio Sausalito during a friendly match. And also in 2007 playing another friendly against México in

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, he entered the 77th minute by Salvador Cabañas being sent off eight minutes later.

International goals

Honours

Club

;Colo-Colo * Primera División de Chile (1): 2007 Apertura ;Deportivo Cali * Copa Colombia (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gimenez, Edison 1981 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguay international footballers Association football forwards Paraguayan Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Colo-Colo footballers 2 de Mayo footballers Club Olimpia footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers La Equidad footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Sportivo Luqueño players Nacional Potosí players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Bolivia