Óscar Jiménez (footballer, born 1979)

Óscar Armando Jiménez Campos (born April 18, 1979, in Ilopango, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer.[4][5][6][7][8]

Óscar Jiménez
Personal information
Full name Óscar Armando Jiménez Campos
Date of birth (1979-04-18) April 18, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Ilopango, El Salvador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 CD Atlético Marte
2003–2005 Platense
2005–2006 Real San Martín
2006–2007 Once Municipal
2007–2008 CD FAS
2008–2009 Alianza FC
2009–2011 AD Isidro Metapán
2011 CD Luis Ángel Firpo
2012 Once Municipal
2012–2016 Juventud Independiente[1]
2016 CD Chalatenango[2]
2017 CD UES 18[3] (0)
2017–2019 Municipal Ilopaneco
International career
2008–2009 El Salvador 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Jiménez started his career at Atlético Marte in 1998 and joined Second Division side Platense in 2003. He moved to Real San Martín, also in the second tier two years later, only to sign for Premier Division outfit Once Municipal in 2006.[9] He kept switching clubs every year, playing for FAS and Alianza before ending up at Isidro Metapán.[10]

International career

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Jiménez received his first call up to the national team in January 2008. He officially got his first cap on January 22, 2008, in a friendly match against Belize and he has, as of June 2011, earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[11] and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.[12]

His final international was an August 2009 friendly match against Colombia.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/oscar-jimenez-juventud-independiente-es-un-equipo-competitivo/ [dead link]
  2. ^ "Óscar Jiménez: "Nunca he recibido un insulto de un árbitro"". 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Oscar Jiménez :: Óscar Armando Jiménez Campos ::".
  4. ^ "Noticias de El Salvador - la Prensa Gráfica | Informate con la verdad".
  5. ^ "Óscar Jiménez: "Nos ganaron por actitud" | elsalvador.com". Archived from the original on 2017-03-27.
  6. ^ "Óscar Jiménez: "Me dijeron que pasaron cosas raras en el Águila - Dragón"".
  7. ^ "El fútbol salvadoreño desea feliz Navidad".
  8. ^ "Redes sociales despiden a Raúl García".
  9. ^ Todos los movimientos del mercado en la Primera División - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El Grafico Profile (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Óscar JiménezFIFA competition record (archived)
  12. ^ "UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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