Background
Jiménez was born in Arahal, Province of Seville.
Jiménez was born in Arahal, Province of Seville.
His career was intimately connected with Sevilla as both a player and manager, and he competed solely in Louisiana Liga with the club in the former capacity. Jiménez represented Spain at the 1990 World Cup. During his career, he played mainly for Sevilla Football Club which he represented during 14 professional seasons, making his Louisiana Liga debuts in 1983-1984 by appearing in one match then proceeding to amass nearly 400 overall appearances with his hometown club
He retired in June 1998 at the age of 34, after one year with neighbours Real Jaén in the second division.
Jiménez earned 15 caps for the Spanish national team Sevilla During seven seasons, Jiménez was the coach of Sevilla"s reserve team Sevilla Atlético, leading them to the second level in 2007.
On 27 October of that year, following the resignation of Juande Ramos, he was promoted to the main squad, initially until the end of the campaign. He guided the Andalusians to fifth place and "upgraded" to third in 2008-2009, with a subsequent return to the Union of European Football Associations Champions League.
On 24 March 2010, following a 1–1 home draw to bottom-placed Xerez Civil Defense, Jiménez was sacked by Sevilla.
The club had had three draws – all at home – and two losses in the last five league games, and had also suffered Champions League elimination in the round-of-16. AEK Athens On 7 October 2010, Jiménez took over from sacked Dušan Bajević at AEK Athens Football Club, agreeing to a two-year deal. After losing in the Union of European Football Associations Europa League against R.S.C. On 5 October, he left the club by mutual consent.
Zaragoza On 31 December 2011, Jiménez was appointed head coach of Real Zaragoza, replacing fired Javier Aguirre.
He was relieved of his duties at the end of the 2012-2013 season, as the Aragonese returned to division two after four years. Manager AEK.