Daniel Giménez (football manager)

Daniel Giménez Alcañiz (born 22 June 1984) is a Spanish football coach who is the head coach of Lebanese Second Division club Akhaa Ahli Aley.

For other people named Daniel Giménez, see Daniel Giménez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giménez and the second or maternal family name is Alcañiz.
Daniel Giménez
Giménez in 2021
Personal information
Full name Daniel Giménez Alcañiz[1]
Date of birth (1984-06-22) 22 June 1984
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Team information
Current team
 Akhaa Ahli Aley (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2014–2016 CD Alegria
2016–2017 Amal Salam Zgharta
2019–2020 Ahed (assistant)
2020 Ahed
2020–2021 Ahed (assistant)
2021 Nejmeh (assistant)
2021 Nejmeh (interim)
2021–2022 Al-Hilal (assistant)
2022 Lebanon U17
2022– Akhaa Ahli Aley

Career

Spain

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Giménez began his career by coaching youth teams in his native city.[2] He coached in youth categories for CE L'Hospitalet, CE Júpiter, and the FC Barcelona Academy.[2][3] He then coached the under-19 teams of UE Sants and CB Terlenka.[4] Between 2014 and 2016, he was head coach of CD Alegria in the Quarta Catalana.[2] In 2015, he obtained the UEFA Pro Licence.[5]

Move to Lebanon

In 2016, Giménez moved to Lebanon, where he was head coach of Salam Zgharta's reserve team Amal Salam Zgharta until 2017,[6] when he became head coach of their under-19 team for one season.[2] He then moved to the Eleven Football Pro academy,[3] before opening his own academy in January 2020:[7] Club Deportivo Beirut.[8]

Ahed

Giménez joined Ahed's technical staff in 2019, and was also a supervisor of the youth teams.[2] In September 2019, Giménez was appointed technical director, before becoming Bassem Marmar's assistant coach in November.[9] As an assistant coach, he helped Ahed win the 2019 Lebanese Super Cup and the 2019 AFC Cup.[10][11]

On 28 July 2020, Giménez was announced head coach of the team, following Marmar's move to Al-Arabi in Kuwait.[2] On 28 September, Giménez asked to be relieved of his duties, and returned assistant coach of Ahed.[12]

Nejmeh

On 23 June 2021, Giménez became assistant coach of Nejmeh, as well as the head coach of their under-20 team.[13] As Nejmeh's coach, Youssef Al Jawhari, left the club mid-season, Giménez coached Nejmeh's league game against Safa on 12 September, in a goalless draw.[14] He helped the U20 team finish first in their group in the 2021–22 season.[15]

Al-Hilal

On 3 December 2021, Giménez was announced assistant coach of Sudanese club Al-Hilal.[16]

Head coach in Lebanon

Giménez was appointed head coach of the Lebanon national under-17 team ahead of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[17] On 26 October 2022, he became head coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley in the Lebanese Premier League.[18]

Personal life

Giménez is married to Cynthia Maalouf,[19] a Lebanese guitarist.[20]

Honours

Assistant coach

Ahed

Nejmeh

Al-Hilal

References
  1. "Daniel Giménez". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. "Gimenez takes charge of Lebanon's Al Ahed". the AFC. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. Abou Diab, Rami (13 July 2018). "Coach Daniel Giménez Alcañiz joins Advance Soccer Academy (ASA)". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. تعيين الإسباني دانيال خيمينيز مدرباً للعهد [Spain's Daniel Giménez appointed coach of Ahed]. the AFC (in Arabic). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. الاسباني خيمينيز مدرباً للعهد [Spain's Giménez as coach of Ahed]. LebanonFiles (in Arabic). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. Romero, Victor (7 November 2019). "Daniel Giménez hace historia con Al Ahed: "En Líbano se me ha reconocido como nunca antes"" [Daniel Giménez makes history with Ahed: "In Lebanon I have been recognized as never before"]. Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. "HOME". Club Deportivo Beirut. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. Mahfoud, Maroun (28 July 2020). "Official: Daniel Giménez is the new head coach for Al Ahed FC". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. Khaled, Nasser (27 July 2020). العهد يعلن عن مدربه الجديد [Ahed announces their new coach]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  10. Stokkermans, Karel. "Lebanon – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  11. Barker, Gabby (7 April 2020). "X-ray of the coronavirus: this affects Spanish footballers in Asia". Sports Finding. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  12. Abdallah, Rakan (28 September 2020). "Roda Antar Is the New Ahed Manager". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. Mahfoud, Maroun (23 June 2021). "Daniel Giménez joins new club". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  14. اللواء, جريدة. "من هو المدرب الجديد لفريق النجمة وما هي ابرز انجازاته؟". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  15. "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  16. @alhilalsudanofficial (3 December 2021). "الإسباني "دانيال خيمينيز" مدربًا مساعدًا للبرتغالي جواو موتا" – via Instagram.
  17. "خيمينيز: نسعى لتحقيق نتائج إيجابية". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  18. "رسميا: خمينيز يتسلم تدريب الإخاء". كووورة. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  19. "El salto de Dani Gimenez" [Dani Gimenez's jump]. Fútbol Trotters (in Spanish). 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  20. Monk. "Interview with Moonlight". Rock Era Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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