Christian Eduardo Giménez
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| Christian Gimenez | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Eduardo Gimenez | |
| Date of birth | November 13, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Height | 182 cm | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Club Toluca | |
| Number | 13 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-2001 2001-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-present |
San Miguel Boca Juniors Nueva Chicago (loan) AC Lugano FC Basel Olympique de Marseille Hertha BSC Club Toluca |
83 (26) 10 (3) 24 (7) 95 (55) 146 (99) 21 (1) 36 (13) 30 (7) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Christian Giménez (born 13 November 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football forward whose career highlights include helping FC Basel win the Swiss League championship titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005. In 2001 and 2002 he was also the top scorer in the Swiss league.
Giménez started his career as a 17-year-old in the Argentine lower leagues, playing for Club Atlético San Miguel. In 1995 he was signed by the Boca Juniors, but he only played for them for 1 season before being loaned out to fellow Argentine team Nueva Chicago.
In 1997 Boca Juniors sold Giménez to Swiss team AC Lugano, in 2001 he was sold to fellow Swiss outfit FC Basel. It was with Basel that he had the most success, winning several titles and awards.
In 2005 he moved to Olympique de Marseille, and after a difficult year he signed a one year loan agreement with German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, on August 4, 2006. He was transferred to the Hertha BCS on May 27, 2007, the agreement was revealed in April. He has signed a 3-year contract, which runs until 2009.
In 2007 he was signed by Club Toluca for a 3 year contract, but his contract was discontinued early at the end of Clausura 2008 due to his poor performance.
[edit] Clubs
- 1991-1995 :
Club Atlético San Miguel - 1995-1996 : Boca Juniors
- 1996-1997 : Nueva Chicago (loan)
- 1997-2001 :
AC Lugano - 2001-2005 : FC Basel
- 2005-2006 :
Olympique de Marseille - 2006-2007 :
Hertha BSC - 2007-Present :
Club Toluca
[edit] Honours
- 2001: Swiss League top goalscorer (with FC Lugano)
- 2002: Swiss League champion with FC Basel
- 2002: Swiss League top goalscorer (with FCBasel)
- 2002: Swiss Cup champion with FC Basel
- 2004: Swiss League champion with FC Basel
- 2005: Swiss League champion with FC Basel
- 2005: Swiss League top goalscorer (with FC Basel)
[edit] External links
- Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre
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