team eventually finished 23 points behind champions Olympiacos in third place in the league. Jiménez won his second trophy as a manager on 30 April 2011, after a 3–0 defeat of Atromitos in the final of the Greek Cup. On 5 October, he left the club by mutual consent; he had been nicknamed "Papatzis" by local newspapers in a reference to the shell game, because of his frequent tactical changes. Zaragoza Jiménez was appointed head coach of Real Zaragoza on 31 December 2011, replacing the fired Javier Aguirre. He was relieved of his duties at the end of the 2012–13 season, as the Aragonese were relegated to division two after four years. Al-Rayyan On 4 November 2013, Jiménez signed with Al-Rayyan. They were relegated from the Qatar Stars League at the end of his debut season, but achieved promotion the following year. Jiménez's contract was terminated on 20 May 2015. Return to AEK Jiménez returned to AEK on 19 January 2017, succeeding José Morais who had resigned the previous day; he signed a deal until the end of the season, extendable by one year subject to satisfactory performance in domestic competitions. He oversaw the team's qualification to the group stage of a European competition on 24 August (after a six-year absence), following a 3–0 home win against Club Brugge in the Europa League play-off round. At the end of the 2017–18 campaign, the club won the national championship for the first time in 24 years. He left the Olympic Stadium on 25 May 2018 at the end of his contract, however, after negotiations for its renewal proved unsuccessful. Las Palmas The same day, Jiménez agreed on a return to Spain and was appointed manager at Las Palmas, who had been relegated from the top flight the previous season. On 16 November, he was dismissed. Later years On 5 February 2019, Jiménez returned to AEK Athens for a third spell. In October, he switched to the UAE Pro League with Al Wahda. Jiménez returned to AEK for the fourth time on 27 December 2020, on an 18-month deal. He was ousted at the end of the season, as they hired Vladan Milojević in his place. In October 2022, Jiménez went back to Al Wahda. Managerial statistics Honours Manager Sevilla B Segunda División B: 2006–07 AEK Athens Super League Greece: 2017–18 Greek Football Cup: 2010–11 Al-Rayyan Qatari Second Division: 2014–15 Individual Super