Leopoldo Rafael Jiménez (born May 22, 1978) is a
Venezuela
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n former
football
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midfielder.
Career
Jiménez played club football for a number of professional clubs in both Venezuela and abroad, including
Once Caldas
Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium.
They were the surprise winners ...
in
Colombia
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,
Córdoba CF
Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...
in
Spain
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, i ...
,
FC Alania Vladikavkaz
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in
Russia
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,
Aris Limassol
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in
Cyprus
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, for Deportivo Chacao in Venezuela where he spent his best years and made honors to be chosen to the Venezuela National Team, and lately in
Carabobo FC
Carabobo FC is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Venezuelan Primera División. It is based in Valencia.
History
Stadium
Their home stadium is Estadio Misael Delgado.
Titles
*Primera División Venezolana: 1
::Amateur Er ...
from
Valencia
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,
Venezuela
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.
International career
He also played 64 times for the
Venezuela national team.
Venezuela record international footballers
- RSSSF
References
External links
at rsssf
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Official website
1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Caracas
Men's association football midfielders
Venezuelan men's footballers
Venezuela men's international footballers
1999 Copa América players
2001 Copa América players
2004 Copa América players
Cypriot First Division players
Deportivo Italia players
UA Maracaibo players
Once Caldas footballers
Córdoba CF players
FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
Deportivo Táchira F.C. players
Aris Limassol FC players
Estudiantes de Mérida players
Carabobo F.C. players
Deportivo Anzoátegui players
Venezuelan Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Russian Premier League players
Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
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