Luis Jiménez (footballer, born 1987)

For other people named Luis Jiménez, see Luis Jiménez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Barrera.

Luis Jiménez

Personal information
Full name	Luis Raúl Jiménez Barrera
Date of birth	(1987-01-30) 30 January 1987
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
2001–2007	Deportes Melipilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Deportes Melipilla	48	(3)
2011	Unión La Calera	8	(0)
2012	Cobresal	12	(1)
2013	Lota Schwager	7	(0)
Total		75	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Raúl Jiménez Barrera (born 30 January 1987) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Career

He played for then Primera División de Chile club Cobresal. as left midfielder.

Product of Deportes Melipilla youth ranks, he was promoted to the first adult team by the coach Luis Musrri in January 2007 for play the Apertura Tournament of that year. After the relegation of his team to the Primera B and then, unfortunately to the Tercera División, three years later, Jiménez Barrera signed for Unión La Calera, team that play in the first tier of the country in that season.

In January 2012, he signed for Cobresal, club based in El Salvador at the Atacama Desert. One of the reasons of his arrival was due to Luis Musrri, coach of that club that directed him at Deportes Melipilla in 2007.

External links

• Luis Jiménez at Football-Lineups
• Luis Jiménez at Soccerway
• Luis Jimenez at BDFA (in Spanish)