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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Edison Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | General Díaz | 21 | (11) |
| 2004–2006 | 2 de Mayo | 71 | (27) |
| 2005 | → Candelaria (loan) | – | (–) |
| 2007 | Colo-Colo | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpia | 49 | (16) |
| 2009 | Deportivo Pereira | 30 | (11) |
| 2010 | Independiente Medellín | 17 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Deportivo Cali | 10 | (1) |
| 2011 | Sportivo Luqueño | 14 | (2) |
| 2011 | Imbabura SC | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | La Equidad | 14 | (2) |
| 2013 | Itagüí | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Nacional Potosí | 26 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Deportivo Pereira | 53 | (12) |
| 2016 | Unión Magdalena | 20 | (3) |
| Total | 351 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Paraguay | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Edison Giménez (born 5 April 1981 in Pedro Juan Caballero) is a former Paraguayan footballer who played as a striker.
Career
[edit]He began his football career at 2 de Mayo of the first tier of his country, in where scored 25 goals in 31 appearances during two seasons. In January 2007, was sold to Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo, for a US$400.000 transfer fee.[1] After a regular pass at the Chilean club that was runner-up of the 2006 Copa Sudamericana, he joined to Paraguayan powerhouse Club Olimpia along with his countrymen Gilberto Velásquez in June, after of proclaiming champion of the Apertura Tournament.
In January 2009, he traveled to Colombia and signed for Deportivo Pereira of the country's first tier, after having also spells at Independiente Medellín and Deportivo Cali of the same country. In 2011, he returned to Paraguay and joined to Sportivo Luqueño, after moving to Ecuadorian side Imbabura SC. The next season, Giménez signed for La Equidad.
Giménez also represented the Paraguay national football team in 2006, playing after the FIFA World Cup of that year. He scored one international goal in a 3–2 defeat with Chile at Estadio Sausalito during a friendly match. And also in 2007 playing another friendly against México in Monterrey, he entered the 77th minute by Salvador Cabañas being sent off eight minutes later.
International goals
[edit]| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2006 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile |  Chile | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]- Colo-Colo
- Deportivo Cali
- Copa Colombia (1): 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "Colo Colo to sign Paraguan forward Edison Gimenez". People's Daily. 25 December 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Edison Giménez at BDFA (in Spanish)