Álvaro Jiménez (Guatemalan footballer)

Álvaro José Jiménez Soto (born 24 November 1974) is a Guatemalan former football defender. He last played for Aurora F.C. in the Guatemalan second division.

Álvaro Jiménez
Personal information
Full name Álvaro José Jiménez Soto
Date of birth (1974-11-24) November 24, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 CSD Comunicaciones 25 (2)
2004–2006 Jalapa 72 (0)
2007 Deportivo Mictlán 13 (0)
2007–2009 Comunicaciones
2009–present Aurora F.C.
International career
1999–2006 Guatemala 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2010

Club career

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Jiménez had two spells at Guatemalan giants CSD Comunicaciones. He also played for Jalapa and had a short spell at Mictlán.

International career

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Jiménez made his debut for Guatemala in a February 1999 friendly match against Ecuador and has earned a total of 25 caps, scoring no goals. He did, however, score a goal in a non-official match against a Cameroun IX in January 2002.[1] He has never represented his country in a FIFA World Cup qualification match but played at the 2001[2] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]

Jiménez's final international was an October 2006 friendly match against Honduras.

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