Álvaro Jiménez (Guatemalan footballer)

Álvaro Jiménez
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro José Jiménez Soto
Date of birth	November 24, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth	Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2004	CSD Comunicaciones
2004–2006	Jalapa
2007	Deportivo Mictlán
2007–2009	Comunicaciones
2009–present	Aurora F.C.
International career‡
1999–2006	Guatemala
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2010

Álvaro José Jiménez Soto (born 24 November 1974) is a Guatemalan former football defender. He last played for Aurora F.C. in the Guatemalan second division.

Club career

Jiménez had two spells at Guatemalan giants CSD Comunicaciones. He also played for Jalapa and had a short spell at Mictlán.

International career

Jiménez made his debut for Guatemala in a February 1999 friendly match against Ecuador and has earned a total of 25 caps, scoring no goals. He did, however, score a goal in a non-official match against a Cameroun IX in January 2002.^[1] He has never represented his country in a FIFA World Cup qualification match but played at the 2001^[2] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[3]