Daniel "Dani" Giménez Hernández (born 30 July 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
.jpg) Giménez playing with Betis in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Giménez Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Celta B | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Zamora | 132 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Rayo Vallecano | 37 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Alcorcón | 42 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Betis | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Deportivo La Coruña | 82 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Logroñés | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:43, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Vigo, Galicia, Giménez spent his first eight seasons as a senior in Segunda División B, with Celta de Vigo B and Zamora CF. With the latter, he faced Rayo Vallecano in 2007–08's playoffs, impressing well enough to sign for the club the following year after it had earned a Segunda División promotion.[1]
In his first two seasons with Rayo, Giménez acted as understudy for David Cobeño, starting in the Copa del Rey. In his second, he appeared in seven games to help the team return to La Liga after an eight-year absence.[2]
Giménez made his top-division debut on 28 August 2011 in a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[3] He battled for first-choice status with Cobeño during the campaign.[4]
On 19 July 2013, Giménez signed a one-year deal with AD Alcorcón of the second tier.[5] On 4 July of the following year, he moved to Real Betis in the same league for two seasons.[6]
On 23 May 2018, having acted as a backup for most of his spell,[7] Giménez joined Deportivo de La Coruña, recently relegated to division two.[8] He only missed two league matches during his tenure, but left in August 2020 after suffering relegation.[9]
Giménez signed a short-term deal at UD Logroñés also in the second division on 9 December 2020,[10] as all three first-team goalkeepers (Rubén Miño, Roberto Santamaría and Yaroslav Meykher) were sidelined with injuries.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of 27 January 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2001–02[12] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03[12] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04[12] | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Zamora | 2004–05[12] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06[12] | Segunda División B | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[12] | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08[12] | Segunda División B | 37 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[12] | Segunda División B | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Total | 132 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2009–10[12] | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[12] | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[12] | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[12] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
| Alcorcón | 2013–14[12] | Segunda División | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |
| Betis | 2014–15[13] | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[13] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[13] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[13] | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo | 2018–19[12] | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Career total | 253 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 288 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
Betis
References edit
- ^ Dani Giménez, nuevo portero para el Rayo Vallecano (Dani Giménez, new goalkeeper for Rayo Vallecano); Marca, 25 June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Giménez: “Todavía me falta ritmo de competición” (Dani Giménez: "I still lack match fitness") Archived 2013-08-19 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Herald, 26 April 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Solid return for Vallecano Archived 2018-06-14 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 28 August 2011
- ^ Dani Giménez: "Los últimos meses en el Rayo Vallecano fueron complicados" (Dani Giménez: "The last months at Rayo Vallecano were tough"); Mundo Deportivo, 12 November 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Alcorcón ficha a Dani Giménez (Alcorcón sign Dani Giménez); Marca, 19 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Giménez, refuerzo para la portería (Dani Giménez, addition to goal) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Real Betis, 4 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Europa, para el Betis, queda en las manos de Dani Giménez (Europe, for Betis, is in Dani Giménez's hands now); Diario AS, 5 April 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Giménez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo (Dani Giménez, new player of Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 23 May 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Dani Giménez, primera baja en el Deportivo tras el descenso" [Dani Giménez, first out at Deportivo after relegation] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Dani Giménez, refuerzo para la portería blanquirroja" [Dani Giménez, addition to the white-and-red goal] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "La UDL se queda sin porteros" [UDL run out of goalkeepers] (in Spanish). El Día de La Rioja. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dani: Daniel Giménez Hernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Dani Giménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
External links edit
- Dani Giménez at BDFutbol
- Dani Giménez at Futbolme (in Spanish)