Fernando Giménez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giménez and the second or maternal family name is Solís.
Fernando Giménez
Giménez with Emelec in 2015
Personal information
Full name Fernando Augusto Giménez Solís
Date of birth (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Nacional Asunción 13 (1)
2006 Deportes Puerto Montt 18 (7)
2007–2009 Universidad de Concepción 74 (6)
2007 → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 14 (6)
2010–2016 Emelec 246 (28)
2017 Olimpia 21 (0)
2018 Libertad 5 (0)
2019 Deportivo Santaní 9 (0)
Total 400 (48)
International career
2012 Paraguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Agustín Giménez Solís (born 10 July 1984) is a former Paraguayan footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

At age nineteen, Giménez joined the Primera División side Nacional Asunción in 2005, and made his professional debut the same season. He spent one season with the Asunción club before moving to Puerto Montt of the Chilean Primera División for an undisclosed fee. In January 2007, he signed a two-season contract with Universidad de Concepción club of the same tier of his old club, which kept him until 2009 at Collao.[1] In his first cycle with his new club, he stayed only six months, because the coach Marcelo Barticciotto 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 Primera B. He returned to Concepción the next season, where he won the 2008 Copa Chile title under coach Jorge Pellicer and recovered his good level of play.

In January 2010, he joined Ecuadorian Serie A powerhouse club Emelec, because the coach Jorge Sampaoli specially requested him.[2] He arrived for a one-season loan with a buy option.[2] 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 Guayaquil's team, coach Fernando Arce called Giménez to the Paraguay national football team.

After playing for Emelec, Giménez returned to his homeland and played for Olimpia, Libertad and Deportivo Santaní, ending his career in 2019.[3]

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.[4]

Honours

Universidad de Concepción
Emelec

References

  1. ^ "El lunes se suma Fernando Giménez a la Universidad de Concepción". Purofutbol.cl. 15 January 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Un vikingo azul, Fernando Gimenez se suma a Emelec". Emelec.com.ec. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Rechazada la demanda de Fernando Giménez a Olimpia". D10 (in Spanish). 21 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Diario HOY | 'Vikingo' quiere vestir la Albirroja". 11 August 2016.