Fernando Agustín Giménez Solís (born 10 July 1984) is a former

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who played as an

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Club career

At age nineteen, Giménez joined the Primera División side

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in 2005, and made his professional debut the same season. He spent one season with the

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club before moving to

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of the

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for an undisclosed fee. In January 2007, he signed a two-season contract with

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club of the same tier of his old club, which kept him until 2009 at Collao. In his first cycle with his new club, he stayed only six months, because the coach

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did not consider him for the next tournament due to his performance. He was then loaned back to Puerto Montt. Giménez again shone there, being the goal scorer of his team, but it was relegated to

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. He returned to Concepción the next season, where he won the

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title under coach

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and recovered his good level of play. In January 2010, he joined

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powerhouse club Emelec, because the coach

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specially requested him. He arrived for a one-season loan with a buy option. He made his debut in the match in which Emelec present their players, an event called Explosión Azul, and scored a goal against Independiente José Terán in a 2–0 home win. As a result of his play on

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's team, coach

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called Giménez to the

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. After playing for Emelec, Giménez returned to his homeland and played for Olimpia, Libertad and

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, ending his career in 2019.

International career

Whilst playing at club level in Ecuador for several years, Ecuador's coach, Gustavo Quinteros, requested Giménez's naturalization to play for Ecuador in 2016.

Honours

;Universidad de Concepción *

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(1):

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;Emelec *

(2): Runner-up

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References

External links

Giménez at Football–Lineups.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gimenez, Fernando 1984 births Living people People from Coronel Oviedo Footballers from Caaguazú Department Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Club Nacional footballers Club Olimpia footballers Club Libertad footballers Deportivo Santaní players Chilean Primera División players C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players C.S. Emelec footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen