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Name
  
Apolinor Jimenez

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Goalkeeper

Height
  
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)


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Full name
  
Apolinor Jimenez Iriarte

Date of birth
  
(1944-01-20) 20 January 1944 (age 71)

Place of birth
  
Paraguari, Paraguay

Apolinor Giménez Iriarte (born 20 January 1944) is a Paraguayan former football goalkeeper. He played most of his club career for Club Olimpia, winning six league titles in 14 seasons.

Playing career

Born in Paraguarí, Giménez emerged from the youth team of Club Sudamérica de Paraguarí. He joined Asunción side Club Olimpia in 1962, and would win four Paraguayan Primera División in a decade with the club.

In 1972, Giménez moved abroad to play for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México. He won three titles in three years with the club.

Giménez was called up as a third goalkeeper for the Paraguay national football team which played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

References

Apolinor Jiménez Wikipedia