Dani Giménez

For other people named Daniel Giménez, see Daniel Giménez (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Dani Jiménez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giménez and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Dani Giménez
Giménez playing with Betis in 2015
Personal information
Full name Daniel Giménez Hernández
Date of birth (1983-07-30) 30 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Celta B 9 (0)
2004–2009 Zamora 132 (0)
2009–2013 Rayo Vallecano 37 (0)
2013–2014 Alcorcón 42 (0)
2014–2018 Betis 10 (0)
2018–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 82 (0)
2020–2021 Logroñés 8 (0)
Total 320 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel "Dani" Giménez Hernández (born 30 July 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Giménez spent his first eight seasons as a senior in Segunda División B, with Celta de Vigo B and Zamora CF. With the latter, he faced Rayo Vallecano in 2007–08's playoffs, impressing well enough to sign for the club the following year after it had earned a Segunda División promotion.[1]

In his first two seasons with Rayo, Giménez acted as understudy for David Cobeño, starting in the Copa del Rey. In his second, he appeared in seven games to help the team return to La Liga after an eight-year absence.[2]

Giménez made his top-division debut on 28 August 2011 in a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[3] He battled for first-choice status with Cobeño during the campaign.[4]

On 19 July 2013, Giménez signed a one-year deal with AD Alcorcón of the second tier.[5] On 4 July of the following year, he moved to Real Betis in the same league for two seasons.[6]

On 23 May 2018, having acted as a backup for most of his spell,[7] Giménez joined Deportivo de La Coruña, recently relegated to division two.[8] He only missed two league matches during his tenure, but left in August 2020 after suffering relegation.[9]

Giménez signed a short-term deal at UD Logroñés also in the second division on 9 December 2020,[10] as all three first-team goalkeepers (Rubén Miño, Roberto Santamaría and Yaroslav Meykher) were sidelined with injuries.[11]

Career statistics

As of 27 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2001–02[12] Segunda División B 1 0 — — 1 0
2002–03[12] Segunda División B 2 0 — — 2 0
2003–04[12] Segunda División B 6 0 — 1[a] 0 7 0
Total 9 0 — 1 0 10 0
Zamora 2004–05[12] Segunda División B 1 0 — — 1 0
2005–06[12] Segunda División B 27 0 1 0 — 28 0
2006–07[12] Segunda División B 29 0 — — 29 0
2007–08[12] Segunda División B 37 0 — 4[a] 0 41 0
2008–09[12] Segunda División B 38 0 1 0 2[a] 0 41 0
Total 132 0 2 0 6 0 140 0
Rayo Vallecano 2009–10[12] Segunda División 17 0 6 0 — 23 0
2010–11[12] Segunda División 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
2011–12[12] La Liga 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
2012–13[12] La Liga 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 37 0 10 0 — 47 0
Alcorcón 2013–14[12] Segunda División 42 0 5 0 — 47 0
Betis 2014–15[13] Segunda División 2 0 4 0 — 6 0
2015–16[13] La Liga 3 0 3 0 — 6 0
2016–17[13] La Liga 1 0 2 0 — 3 0
2017–18[13] La Liga 4 0 2 0 — 6 0
Total 10 0 11 0 — 21 0
Deportivo 2018–19[12] Segunda División 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
Career total 253 0 28 0 7 0 288 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Betis

References

  1. ^ Dani Giménez, nuevo portero para el Rayo Vallecano (Dani Giménez, new goalkeeper for Rayo Vallecano); Marca, 25 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Dani Giménez: “Todavía me falta ritmo de competición” (Dani Giménez: "I still lack match fitness") Archived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Herald, 26 April 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Solid return for Vallecano Archived 14 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 28 August 2011
  4. ^ Dani Giménez: "Los últimos meses en el Rayo Vallecano fueron complicados" (Dani Giménez: "The last months at Rayo Vallecano were tough"); Mundo Deportivo, 12 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Alcorcón ficha a Dani Giménez (Alcorcón sign Dani Giménez); Marca, 19 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Dani Giménez, refuerzo para la portería (Dani Giménez, addition to goal) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Real Betis, 4 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Europa, para el Betis, queda en las manos de Dani Giménez (Europe, for Betis, is in Dani Giménez's hands now); Diario AS, 5 April 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Dani Giménez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo (Dani Giménez, new player of Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 23 May 2018 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "Dani Giménez, primera baja en el Deportivo tras el descenso" [Dani Giménez, first out at Deportivo after relegation] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Dani Giménez, refuerzo para la portería blanquirroja" [Dani Giménez, addition to the white-and-red goal] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  11. ^ "La UDL se queda sin porteros" [UDL run out of goalkeepers] (in Spanish). El Día de La Rioja. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dani: Daniel Giménez Hernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Dani Giménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2015.