José Luis Jiménez

José Luis Jiménez Marín (born 8 August 1983 in Curanilahue, Bío-Bío Region) is a professional Chilean footballer who currently plays as a Forward for Cobreloa.

Jiménez played at Universidad de Chile youth ranks until 2003, but he left the team, because he was not in the plans of coach. In 2003, he arrived to Deportes Talcahuano of the Chilean Primera B. In the next season, he arrived to Trasandino de Los Andes of the Tercera División Chilena. At the team of Los Andes, Jiménez was the top-scorer of the Tercera División with 26 goals.

During the summer of 2005, Jiménez was transferred to Santiago Wanderers of the Primera División Chilena, because his good performance in Tercera División. In the first season, Jiménez played very few matches and in some moment, he was not in the plans of coach Carlos González, but because the departure of González, the new coach Mario Soto if had in their plans to the player. In 2007, Wanderers was relegated to Primera B and Jiménez canceled his contract with the club, having to pay 15 million pesos, signing with C.D. Universidad de Concepción for one-year deal on January 2008.

In the first season of Jiménez in the club, he scored 2 goals in 8 games. On January 2009, Jiménez won his first professional title, the Copa Chile 2008–09.

On 2009, he was loaned to his former club Santiago Wanderers for six months deal. With Wanderers the player achieved the promotion to Primera División Chilena. Lengthening his loan for one year. However, in December 2011, Jiménez return to Universidad de Concepción.

Club

Universidad de Concepción

• Copa Chile (1): 2008–09

Individual

• Tercera División Top Scorer: 2004