Borja Jiménez Sáez (born 21 January 1985) is a Spanish football manager, who is the currently manager of La Liga club Leganés.

Borja Jiménez
Jiménez as manager of Leganés in 2023
Personal information
Full name Borja Jiménez Sáez
Date of birth (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Ávila, Spain
Team information
Current team
Leganés (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2006–2009 Ávila (youth)
2009–2010 Milan Academy (youth)
2010–2011 Casa Social (youth)
2011–2013 Ávila (assistant)
2013–2014 Ávila
2015 Valladolid (youth)
2015–2016 Valladolid B
2016–2017 Izarra
2017–2018 Rápido Bouzas
2018–2019 Mirandés
2019 Asteras Tripolis
2019–2020 Cartagena
2021–2022 Deportivo La Coruña
2023– Leganés

Coaching career

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Born in Ávila, Castile and León, Jiménez started his career in 2006, with Real Ávila's youth setup. He left the club in 2009 and subsequently worked in the youth ranks at A.C. Milan Academy and Casa Social Católica, before returning to Ávila in 2011 as José Luis Diezma's assistant.[1]

On 10 October 2013, Jiménez replaced sacked Kiko Sánchez as Ávila's first team manager.[2] On 17 November 2014, after a run of poor results, he resigned.[3]

Jiménez joined Real Valladolid in June 2015, as a manager of the Cadete A.[1] On 22 October, however, he was appointed manager of the reserves in Segunda División B,[4] and managed to avoid relegation with the side; on 30 May 2016, he announced his departure.[5]

On 1 June 2016, Jiménez was named manager of CD Izarra still in the third division.[6] On 10 July of the following year, after another mid-table finish, he was appointed at the helm of fellow league team Rápido de Bouzas.[7]

After taking Rápido to an impressive fifth position, Jiménez was appointed manager of CD Mirandés on 28 June 2018, still in division three.[8] He finished his first season in charge with a promotion to Segunda División through the play-offs.

On 5 July 2019, Jiménez left the Rojillos after the club failed to reach an agreement for the renewal of his contract,[9] and he was appointed manager of Asteras Tripolis two days later.[10] His first professional match in charge occurred on 24 August, a 0–1 loss at Olympiacos.[11] He was relieved of his duties on 4 December 2019 despite winning 3–2 after extra time over Platanias in the second leg of the Greek Cup fifth round the same day.[12]

Jiménez returned to his country's third division before the end of the year, taking the helm of FC Cartagena after Gustavo Munúa quit for Club Nacional de Football in his native Uruguay.[13] In July 2020, he won them promotion to the second tier for the first time in eight years, with a penalty shootout play-off victory over CD Atlético Baleares.[14]

Jiménez was sacked on 18 December 2020, after a Copa del Rey elimination to third division side Pontevedra CF.[15] The following 26 May, he was named in charge of Primera División RFEF's Deportivo de La Coruña.[16]

Jiménez narrowly missed out promotion after an extra-time loss to Albacete Balompié in the 2022 play-off final, and was dismissed by Dépor on 11 October 2022, after a poor start of the season.[17] On 6 June of the following year, he was appointed at the helm of CD Leganés in the second division.[18]

Managerial statistics

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As of 9 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ávila   10 October 2013 17 November 2014 45 19 11 15 60 44 +16 042.22 [19]
Valladolid B   22 October 2015 30 May 2016 29 11 4 14 35 40 −5 037.93 [20]
Izarra   1 June 2016 10 July 2017 38 11 13 14 37 45 −8 028.95 [21]
Rápido Bouzas   10 July 2017 17 May 2018 41 15 16 10 39 34 +5 036.59 [22]
Mirandés   28 June 2018 5 July 2019 55 27 18 10 82 51 +31 049.09 [23]
Asteras Tripolis   7 July 2019 4 December 2019 14 5 2 7 18 19 −1 035.71 [24]
Cartagena   23 December 2019 18 December 2020 31 9 9 13 36 39 −3 029.03 [25]
Deportivo La Coruña   26 May 2021 11 October 2022 49 27 11 11 77 42 +35 055.10 [26]
Leganés   6 June 2023 Present 59 26 19 14 76 46 +30 044.07 [27]
Total 362 151 103 108 460 360 +100 041.71

References

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  1. ^ a b "FÚTBOL – Borja Jiménez entrenará al cadete A del Real Valladolid" [FOOTBALL – Borja Jiménez will manage the cadete A of Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Deportes Ávila. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ "OFICIAL: Real Ávila, destituido Kiko Sánchez. Borja Jiménez nuevo técnico" [OFFICIAL: Real Ávila, Kiko Sánchez sacked. Borja Jiménez new manager] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Borja Jiménez deja de ser el entrenador del Real Ávila" [Borja Jiménez quits as Real Ávila manager] (in Spanish). Diário de Ávila. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Borja Jiménez, nuevo entrenador del filial" [Borja Jiménez, new manager of the reserves] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Borja Jiménez no seguirá en el Promesas" [Borja Jiménez will not remain at Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Borja Jiménez (Valladolid B) es el nuevo entrenador del Izarra" [Borja Jiménez (Valladolid B) is the new manager of Izarra] (in Spanish). El Español. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ^ "El abulense Borja Jiménez dirigirá al Rápido en Segunda B" [The abulense Borja Jiménez will manage Rápido in Segunda B] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Borja Jiménez, nuevo entrenador del Club Deportivo Mirandés para la próxima temporada" [Borja Jiménez, new manager of Club Deportivo Mirandés for the following season] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Comunicado oficial, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D." [Official announcement, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D.] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Borja Jimenez Saez appointed new coach of Asteras Tripolis". AGONA Sport. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^ "ΣΤΗΜΕΝΟΙ, ξεφτίλισαν και το VAR!" [STOP, they unleashed the VAR too!] (in Greek). SDNA. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Τέλος ο Χιμένεθ από τον Αστέρα Τρίπολης" [The end for Jiménez at Asteras Tripolis]. In.gr (in Greek). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. ^ Moya, Francisco J. (29 December 2019). "El técnico que solo piensa en fútbol" [The manager who only thinks about football]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. ^ "¡El Cartagena ya es de Segunda División!" [Cartagena is now in the Segunda División!] (in Spanish). Onda Regional. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Borja Jiménez deja de ser entrenador del FC Cartagena" [Borja Jiménez leaves FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Borja Jiménez, nuevo entrenador del Real Club Deportivo" [Borja Jiménez, new manager of Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Oficial: el Deportivo destituye a Borja Jiménez" [Official: Deportivo sack Borja Jiménez] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Borja Jiménez, nuevo entrenador del C.D. Leganés" [Borja Jiménez, new manager of C.D. Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  19. ^ "2013–14 Real Ávila Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
    "2014–15 Real Ávila Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Borja Jiménez: Borja Jiménez Sáez: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2016–17 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Asteras Tripoli FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
    "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
    "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Matches Borja Jiménez, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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