Diego Jiménez

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Diego Jiménez
Personal information
Full name	Diego Octavio Jiménez Villa
Date of birth	(1986-04-07) April 7, 1986
Place of birth	Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Tecos
Number	38
Youth career
2002–2004	Tecos UAG
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2005	Tecomán	19	(0)
2005–	Tecos	109	(3)
2008	→ New York Red Bulls (loan)	6	(0)
2011–2012	→ Morelia (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Atlante (loan)	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Jiménez (born April 7, 1986 in Tepatitlán, Jalisco) is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Estudiantes Tecos of the Ascenso MX. He is known as "Tepa".

Club career

The Mexican defender began his career with the Estudiantes reserve side, appearing in 29 matches and scoring one goal. He then went to Tecos 2A side, where he anchored the back line during the 2004 Clausura appearing in all 17 matches. His play in 2005 with Tecomán drew the attention of the Tecos UAG first team and Jiménez was quickly called up by Tecos. He debuted with Tecos in the Mexican First Division during the 2005 Apertura and made 11 appearances including seven starts.

After a lengthy pursuit for his signature, Jiménez was loaned to New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer during the July 2008 transfer window by UAG Tecos. After signing it took awhile for Jiménez to establish himself at the club. Suspensions and ineffective play by the teams starting central defenders, opened up an opportunity for Diego. Jiménez started both legs of the clubs improbable 4-1 aggregate victory over defending champion Houston Dynamo in the 2008 MLS Playoffs, leading the backline in negating one of the league's most potent attacks. He then helped New York reach the 2008 MLS Cup by defeating Real Salt Lake 1-0 in Utah.^[1]

National team

Jiménez was a starter on Mexico’s Under-21 and Under-20 National Team, including playing in the Touloun Youth Tournament in France in 2006.

Statistics

League	Appearances	Goals
Liga MX	0 0 99	0 3
Major League Soccer	0 0 10	0 0
Ascenso MX	0 0 10	0 2

Honors

New York Red Bulls

Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2008

References

↑ El "Tepa", guerrero azteca a dejar huella en MLS

External links

Transfermarkt profile
statistics 2006-2008
Mexican First Division Statistics
Diego Jiménez Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

v t e Estudiantes Tecos – current squad

36 Maya 38 Jiménez 39 Stringel 40 Cortés 44 Aguayo 45 Hernández 47 Sánchez 48 Ocampo 50 Cuevas 51 Velázquez 55 Neira 57 Díaz 58 Guarch 59 Landín 60 Martínez 63 Carando 66 Guereño 67 Rangel 69 Partida 70 Campos 71 Ramírez 73 Gallardo 75 Argüelles 79 Meraz Manager: Pako

Persondata
Name	Jimenez Villa, Diego Octavio
Alternative names
Short description	Mexican footballer
Date of birth	1986-04-07
Place of birth	Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of death
Place of death

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