José Luis Jiménez
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Jiménez in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Jiménez Marín | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Curanilahue, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Española (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Naval | – | (–) |
| 2004 | Trasandino | – | (26) |
| 2005–2007 | Santiago Wanderers | 63 | (13) |
| 2008–2014 | Universidad de Concepción | 102 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Cobreloa (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Cobreloa | 77 | (11) |
| 2018 | Ñublense | 19 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Santiago Morning | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | Unión Española (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Luis Jiménez Marín (born 8 August 1983) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Jiménez played at Universidad de Chile youth ranks until 2003, but he left the team because he was not in the coach's plans. In 2003, he arrived to Deportes Talcahuano of the Chilean Primera B. In the next season, he arrived to Trasandino de Los Andes of the Tercera División Chilena. At the team of Los Andes, Jiménez was the top-scorer of the Tercera División with 26 goals.[1]
During the summer of 2005, Jiménez was transferred to Santiago Wanderers of the Primera División Chilena, because of his good performance in Tercera División. In the first season, Jiménez played very few matches and at times was not in the plans of coach Carlos González, but because the departure of González, the new coach Mario Soto had his sights set on Jiménez. In 2007, Wanderers was relegated to Primera B and Jiménez canceled his contract with the club, having to pay 15 million pesos. He then signed with C.D. Universidad de Concepción for a one-year deal in January 2008.[2]
In the first season of Jiménez in the club, he scored 2 goals in 8 games. In January 2009, Jiménez won his first professional title, the Copa Chile 2008–09.
In 2009, he was loaned to his former club Santiago Wanderers for a six-month deal.[3] With Wanderers the player achieved the promotion to Primera División Chilena. Lengthening his loan for one year. However, in December 2011, Jiménez return to Universidad de Concepción.[4]
In 2013, Jiménez was sent off, later being dismissed and having his contract torn up, for violently grabbing a dog that wandered onto the pitch by the neck and throwing it into a metal fence.
In April 2021, he announced his retirement from football activity after having played for eighteen years at professional level.[5]
Coaching career
In November 2025, Jiménez assumed as the assistant coach of Gonzalo Villagra in Unión Española.[6]
Personal life
Jiménez is nicknamed Guachupé like a ventriloquist's dummy that made appearances on Chilean TV during the 1980's.[7]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Copa Chile | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Santiago Wanderers | Apertura 2005 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| Clausura 2005 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Apertura 2006 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Clausura 2006 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 19 | 5 | |
| Apertura 2007 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 19 | 5 | |
| Clausura 2007 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 13 | 3 | |
| Clausura 2009 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 2 | |
| Torneo 2010 | 25 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 1 | |
| Club Total | 99 | 16 | - | - | 99 | 16 | |
| Universidad de Concepción | Apertura 2008 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| Clausura 2008 | 15 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Apertura 2009 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 15 | 2 | |
| Apertura 2011 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 17 | 3 | |
| Clausura 2011 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | |
| Apertura 2012 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 2 | |
| Clausura 2012 | 17 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 2 | |
| Club Total | 102 | 11 | - | - | 102 | 11 | |
Honours
Player
- Universidad de Concepción
- Primera B (1): 2013–T
- Copa Chile (1): 2008–09
- Individual
- Tercera División Top Scorer: 2004
References
- ^ "La sorpresa Andina". Mercurio Valpo.cl. Retrieved 12 January 2005.
- ^ "Guachupé Jiménez le pagó 15 palos a Wanderers para irse". La Estrella de Valparaíso.cl. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ^ "José Luis Jiménez vuelve a vestir la verde del puerto". Santiago Wanderers.cl. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "La incógnita que rodea a dos históricos". Mercurio Valpo.cl. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "El silencioso retiro de 'Guachupé' Jiménez". Octava Pasión (in Spanish). 10 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Escobillana, Felipe (10 November 2025). "Oficial: Unión Española nombra a un nuevo entrenador para zafar del descenso". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Los apodos más conocidos del fútbol chileno en voz de sus protagonistas". ADNRadio.cl (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
- José Luis Jiménez at Soccerway