José Eloy Jiménez Moreno

Eloy Jiménez
Personal information
Full name José Eloy Jiménez Moreno
Date of birth (1971-06-14) 14 June 1971
Place of birth Hellín, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mérida (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Hellín
1992–1993 Yeclano 22 (4)
1993–1994 Hospitalet 34 (9)
1994–1995 Levante 39 (14)
1995–1996 Las Palmas 40 (24)
1996–1999 Elche 83 (39)
1998–2002 Las Palmas 111 (28)
2002–2003 Córdoba 44 (3)
2003–2005 Castellón 65 (12)
2005–2006 Hellín
Total 438 (133)
Teams managed
2005–2009 Hellín
2009–2011 Conquense
2012–2013 La Roda
2014–2015 UCAM Murcia
2016– Mérida

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

José Eloy Jiménez Moreno (born 14 June 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current manager of Mérida AD.

Club career

Born in Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Jiménez made his senior debuts with hometown's Bakú Hellín Deportivo in 1991, in the regional leagues. After appearing in Segunda División B with Yeclano CF, CE L'Hospitalet, Levante UD and UD Las Palmas (also scoring a career-best 24 goals with the latter), he joined Elche CF in the same division in the 1996 summer, scoring 19 goals as his side were promoted.

On 31 August 1997, aged 26, Jiménez made his professional debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against CD Numancia.[1] He scored his first goals on 20 September, netting four goals in a 5–0 home routing over CD Logroñés.[2]

Jiménez scored 20 goals in the campaign, and subsequently moved back to Las Palmas, now in the second level. He appeared regularly with the side, winning promotion in 1999–2000 whilst contributing with 13 goals.

Jiménez made his La Liga debut on 10 September 2000, starting in a 0–3 home loss against Deportivo Alavés.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on the 23rd, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Real Valladolid.[4]

Jiménez left Las Palmas in January 2002, after appearing rarely in the 2001–02 season, and moved to Córdoba CF in the second division. After featuring regularly he signed for third level's CD Castellón in the 2003 summer.

Jiménez retired in June 2006, aged 35, with his first club Hellín, acting as a player-manager.

Manager career

Immediately after retiring, Jiménez was appointed Hellín's full-time manager, and remained in charge until 2009. In July 2009 he was appointed UB Conquense manager.[5]

Jiménez was relieved from his duties on 5 January 2011.[6] On 1 December of the following year he was appointed at the helm of La Roda CF,[7] and after leading the club to a comfortable 10th place, he resigned.[8]

On 27 June 2014 Jiménez was named UCAM Murcia CF manager.[9]

On 7 October 2016, Jiménez was appointed as new head coach of Mérida AD.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Premio a la efectividad (Award to the effectiveness); El Mundo Deportivo, 1 September 1997 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Elche, 5 — Logroñés, 0; El Mundo Deportivo, 21 September 1997 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Las Palmas, para Jordi Cruyff (Las Palmas, to Jordi Cruyff); El Mundo Deportivo, 11 September 2000 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Las Palmas y Valladolid igualan en el Insular (Las Palmas and Valladolid draw in Insular); El Mundo Deportivo, 24 September 2000 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ “Sé que algún día entrenaré a la UD” ("I know that someday I will train UD"); UDLasPalmas.net, 14 July 2009 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ La Unión Balompédica Conquense cesa al entrenador Eloy Jiménez (Unión Balompédica Conquense sacks manager Eloy Jiménez); El Diario Montañés, 5 January 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Eloy Jiménez nuevo técnico de La Roda (Eloy Jiménez new manager of La Roda); La Segunda B, 1 December 2012 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Eloy Jiménez no continuara entrenando a La Roda C.F la próxima temporada (Eloy Jiménez will not continue managing La Roda C.F. in the following season); Teleroda, 29 May 2013 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Eloy Jiménez, nuevo entrenador del UCAM Murcia (Eloy Jiménez, new manager of UCAM Murcia); Vavel, 27 June 2014 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ "José Eloy Jiménez, nuevo entrenador del Mérida AD" (in Spanish). Mérida AD. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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