Javier Jiménez Báez (born 1 August 1952 in

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) is a retired

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player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''el Zurdo'', Jiménez played 12 years for

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, making his senior debut in 1972. In 1978, he had a 4-month spell at Guanacasteca and in 1982 he had a stint abroad with Honduran side

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. He returned to Costa Rica to play in the second division with El Carmen de Alajuela, then had another season at Alajuelense before retiring with Curridabat in 1985.Javier “El zurdo” Jiménez: El virtuoso de la punta izquierda
- Nación He scored 120 goals in the Costa Rican leagues, 73 of them for ''Liga'' for whom he totalled 293 league matches.

International career

Jiménez was capped by

, playing 30 games and scoring 8 goals. He represented his country in 9

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matches. He scored a hattrick in an Olympic Games qualifier against

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in March 1980. Jiménez played for Costa Rica at the

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. His final international was an October 1980

match against

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Personal life

After retiring, Jiménez worked in fashion trade. He has three children. One named Joshua Jiménez

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- Alajuelense 1952 births Living people Footballers from Alajuela Men's association football wingers Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Real C.D. España players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Liga FPD players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub