Manuel 'Manolo' Jiménez Jiménez (; born 26 January 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of Emirati club Al Wahda. His career was intimately connected with Sevilla as both a player and manager, and he competed solely in La Liga with the club in the former capacity. He represented Spain at the 1990 World Cup. As a coach, Jiménez had four different spells at AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. Abroad, he also worked with Al-Rayyan and Al Wahda. Playing career Jiménez was born in Arahal, Province of Seville. He made his La Liga debut for Sevilla in 1983–84, and went on to make 413 competitive appearances over 14 seasons with his hometown club. He retired in June 1998 at the age of 34, after spending one year with neighbours Real Jaén in the Segunda División. Jiménez earned 15 caps for the Spain national team. He made his international debut on 12 October 1988 in a friendly with Argentina played in Seville, and was selected for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing against Uruguay in the group stage (0–0) and against Yugoslavia in the round of 16. Coaching career Sevilla For seven seasons, Jiménez was the coach of Sevilla's reserves Sevilla Atlético, leading them to the second tier in 2006–07. On 27 October 2007, following the resignation of Juande Ramos, he was appointed manager of the main squad, initially until the end of the campaign. He guided the Andalusians to fifth place, finishing third in 2008–09 with a subsequent return to the UEFA Champions League. Jiménez took the team to the final of the Copa del Rey in 2010, notably beating Pep Guardiola's Barcelona in the last-16 stage on the away goals rule. On 24 March 2010, however, after a 1–1 home draw to bottom-placed Xerez, he was dismissed following three draws – all at home – and two losses in the last five league matches, also having been eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16. AEK Athens On 7 October 2010, Jiménez took over from the sacked Dušan Bajević at AEK Athens, agreeing to a two-year deal. Ten days later he led the team in his first game, a 4–0 Super League Greece win at Aris Thessaloniki. After losing in the UEFA Europa League against Anderlecht (3–0, away), Jiménez achieved his second league win, against Panathinaikos. The