Roberto Carlos Jiménez Jiménez (born 17 April 1983) is a Peruvian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Jiménez began his career in 2003 at

Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana, shorted to Alianza Atlético, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruv ...

in the

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; known simply as ''First Division'', and Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since ...

. In 2005, he moved to Argentina to play for San Lorenzo, which acquired his rights. In 2007, Jiménez joined

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in Lanús, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are association football, football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Arge ...

on a loan helping the team win the Apertura 2007 tournament, its first ever top-flight league title. In 2008, Jiménez was loaned to Peruvian club

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has Association football, soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universi ...

. In 2009, he returned to play in the

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...

with recently promoted team Godoy Cruz. After six months in Mendoza, the loan ended and he was sent to

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...

. On 7 January 2010,

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

signed the forwards from

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...

"Malingas" on a 50% joint ownership deal. Jiménez returned to play football for club Semillero from Tambogrande in the

Ligas Superiores del Peru The Ligas Superiores was one of two leagues that formed part of the Departamental Stage in the Copa Perú of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) football league system. The other league at level was the Ligas Departamentales. A transcendental ...

in 2023.

Personal life

Jiménez is nicknamed ''Malingas'', like his hometown in

Piura Piura is a city in northwestern Peru, located north of the Sechura Desert along the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017 and it is the 7th most populous city in Peru. ...

, Peru.

Honours

References

External links

Official Club Player Profile
* * * * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Piura Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Peru men's international footballers 2007 Copa América players Alianza Atlético footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Unión Comercio footballers Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers Los Caimanes footballers Defensor La Bocana players Peruvian Primera División players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Argentine Primera División players Deportes La Serena footballers Chilean Primera División players Sport Loreto players Peruvian Segunda División players Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile {{Peru-footy-forward-stub