Eloy Jiménez (footballer)
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José Eloy Jiménez Moreno (born 14 June 1971) is a Spanish retired professional
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who played as a
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and is a current
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. His name was most associated with
Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...
, with whom he played two
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seasons at the start of the 2000s. He achieved
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totals of 158 games and 48 goals for that club and
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, as well as 213 appearances and 71 goals across six teams in
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.


Playing career

Born in
Hellín Hellín is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the province of Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 781.66 km2. As of 1 January 2020, it has a population of 30,200, which mak ...
,
Albacete Albacete ( , , ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llan ...
, Castile-La Mancha, Jiménez made his senior debuts with hometown's Bakú Hellín Deportivo in 1991, in the regional leagues. After appearing in
Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
with
Yeclano CF Yeclano Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football club based in Yecla, in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 1950 under the name of ''Club Deportivo Hispania de Yecla'', it was dissolved in 2004. After Yeclano's dissolution, another club in the city n ...
,
CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in , holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Futbol de L'Hospitalet, wit ...
,
Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...
and
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(also scoring a career-best 24 goals with the latter), he joined
Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...
in the same division in the 1996 summer, scoring 19 goals as his side were promoted. On 31 August 1997, aged 26, Jiménez made his professional debut, starting in a 2–1 away loss against
CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...
. He scored his first goals on 20 September, netting four goals in a 5–0 home routing over
CD Logroñés Club Deportivo Logroñés, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1940, it last played in '' Regional Preferente de La Rioja''. Due to financial problems, since 2009 the club ha ...
. Jiménez scored 20 goals in the campaign, and subsequently moved back to Las Palmas, now in the second level. He appeared regularly with the side, winning promotion in 1999–2000 whilst contributing with 13 goals. Jiménez made his
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debut on 10 September 2000, starting in a 3–0 home loss against
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. He scored his first goal in the competition on the 23rd, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against
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. Jiménez left Las Palmas in January 2002, after appearing rarely in the 2001–02 season, and moved to
Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...
in the second division. After featuring regularly he signed for third level's
CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...
in the 2003 summer. Jiménez retired in June 2006, aged 35, with his first club Hellín, acting as a player-manager.


Manager career

Immediately after retiring, Jiménez was appointed Hellín's full-time manager, and remained in charge until 2009. In July 2009 he was appointed
UB Conquense Unión Balompédica Conquense is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1946, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio La Fuensanta ...
manager. Jiménez was relieved from his duties on 5 January 2011. On 1 December of the following year he was appointed at the helm of
La Roda CF La Roda Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in La Roda, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1996 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Municipal de Deportes'', which has a capacity of 3,000 spectato ...
, and after leading the club to a comfortable 10th place, he resigned. On 27 June 2014 Jiménez was named
UCAM Murcia CF Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio de La Condomina'', with a capacity of 6,5 ...
manager. After missing out promotion in the play-offs, he left the club. On 7 October 2016, Jiménez was appointed as new head coach of
Mérida AD Asociación Deportiva Mérida, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Mérida, Spain, Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2013 it is a successor club of ...
. He announced his departure the following 19 May, after leading the club to a fifth place in their group. On 8 April 2018, Jiménez replaced fired
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at the helm of
CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...
also in the third division, staying in charge until the end of the season and missing out promotion in the play-offs. On 21 April 2019, Jiménez was named manager of second division side
CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...
, in the place of fired Alberto Monteagudo. He was himself dismissed on 26 December, with the club nearing the relegation places during the season.


Personal life

Jiménez's son, also named Eloy (born 1995), became a
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. He never played any higher than the third tier.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Eloy 1971 births Living people People from Hellín Footballers from the Province of Albacete Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Yeclano CF players CE L'Hospitalet players Levante UD footballers UD Las Palmas players Elche CF players Córdoba CF players CD Castellón footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Primera Federación managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers UB Conquense managers La Roda CF managers UCAM Murcia CF managers Mérida AD managers CF Fuenlabrada managers CD Lugo managers CD Atlético Baleares managers