José Luis Jiménez Marín (born 8 August 1983), nicknamed ''Guachupé'', is a

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an former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

Jiménez played at

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youth ranks until 2003, but he left the team because he was not in the coach's plans. In 2003, he arrived to

Deportes Talcahuano Club de Deportes Naval de Talcahuano is a Chilean football club, their home town is Talcahuano, Biobío Region. They currently play at the fifth level of Chilean football, Tercera B of Chile. The club were founded on August 27, 1972 as ''Clu ...

of the Chilean Primera B. In the next season, he arrived to

Trasandino de Los Andes Trasandino de Los Andes is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Los Andes in the V Región of Valparaíso in Chile. They currently play in the Segunda División. The club was founded on April 1, 1906. Between 1985 and 1992 the club was ...

of the Tercera División Chilena. At the team of Los Andes, Jiménez was the top-scorer of the Tercera División with 26 goals. During the summer of 2005, Jiménez was transferred to

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...

of the Primera División Chilena, because of his good performance in Tercera División. In the first season, Jiménez played very few matches and at times was not in the plans of coach Carlos González, but because the departure of González, the new coach Mario Soto had his sights set on Jiménez. In 2007, Wanderers was relegated to Primera B and Jiménez canceled his contract with the club, having to pay 15 million

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. He then signed with

C.D. Universidad de Concepción Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, also known as Universidad de Concepción, are a Chilean Association football, football club based in Concepción, Chile, Concepción, that is a current member of the Primera B de Chile, Primera B. The c ...

for a one-year deal in January 2008. In the first season of Jiménez in the club, he scored 2 goals in 8 games. In January 2009, Jiménez won his first professional title, the Copa Chile 2008–09. In 2009, he was loaned to his former club

for a six-month deal. With Wanderers the player achieved the promotion to Primera División Chilena. Lengthening his loan for one year. However, in December 2011, Jiménez return to Universidad de Concepción. In 2013, Jiménez was sent off, later being dismissed and having his contract torn up, for violently grabbing a dog that wandered onto the pitch by the neck and throwing it into a metal fence. In April 2021, he announced his retirement from football activity after having played for eighteen years at professional level.

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Club

;Universidad de Concepción *

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(1): 2013–T *

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(1): 2008–09

Individual

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Top Scorer: 2004

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Jose Luis 1983 births Living people People from Arauco Province Footballers from Biobío Region Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Naval de Talcahuano footballers Trasandino de Los Andes footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Ñublense footballers Santiago Morning footballers Tercera División de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football forwards