Osvaldo Wilson Giménez Toledo (born 5 September 1959 in

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Career

In June 1998, Osvaldo Giménez was appointed head coach of

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in the second tier league of

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, as replacement for local coach Lin Xinjiang. The same year, Tianjin was promoted to

Chinese Jia-A League The National Football Jia A League (simplified Chinese, commonly known as Jia-A, was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Associ ...

without losing one game in the whole season, but Giménez decided to work for the

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at the end of the season. Giménez returned to China after eight years. He took over as head coach of

Shanghai United F.C. Shanghai United F.C (Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部) was a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, who last played in the 16,000 seater Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in the Chinese Super League. The club was found ...

on 6 June 2006, replacing

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ian Jose Carlos. In 2007, the club owner Zhu Jun and his company

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bought a majority share of inner-city rival of Shanghai Shenhua F.C. and began to merge Shanghai United into Shanghai Shenhua. Zhu Jun also announced that Osvaldo Giménez would replace the previously successful existing head coach of Shanghai Shenhua,

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. With him at the helm, Shanghai Shenhua had won the

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in 2007. However, he was sacked on 1 October for poor performance in the league. He returned to Shanghai Shenhua in December 2008, and was appointed the club's first-ever foreign managing director. At the end of season 2009, Giménez backed Uruguay again and was hired as

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gimenez, Osvaldo 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Montevideo Uruguayan football managers Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. managers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in China Chinese Super League managers Montevideo Wanderers managers