Borja Jiménez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Sáez.

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

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

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

1. "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.

External links

• Borja Jiménez manager profile at BDFutbol
• Borja Jiménez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Borja Jiménez coach profile at Soccerway