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(Redirected from Daniel Giménez Alcañiz) Spanish football coach (born 1984) For other people named Daniel Giménez, see Daniel Giménez (disambiguation). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giménez and the second or maternal family name is Alcañiz.

Daniel Giménez
Giménez in 2021
Personal information
Full name Daniel Giménez Alcañiz
Date of birth (1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Team information
Current team Modern Sport FC (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2014–2016 CD Alegría
2016–2017 Amal Salam Zgharta
2019–2020 Ahed (assistant)
2020 Ahed
2020–2021 Ahed (assistant)
2021 Nejmeh (assistant)
2021 Nejmeh (interim)
2021–2022 Al-Hilal (assistant)
2022 Lebanon U17
2022–2023 Akhaa Ahli Aley
2023– Modern Sport FC

Daniel Giménez Alcañiz (born 22 June 1984) is a Spanish football coach who is the assistant coach of Egyptian Premier League club Modern Sport FC.

Career

Spain

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Giménez began his career by coaching youth teams in his native city. He coached in youth categories for CE L'Hospitalet, CE Júpiter, and the FC Barcelona Academy. He then coached the under-19 teams of UE Sants and CB Terlenka. Between 2014 and 2016, he was head coach of CD Alegría in the Quarta Catalana. In 2015, he obtained the UEFA Pro Licence.

Move to Lebanon

In 2016, Giménez moved to Lebanon, where he was head coach of Salam Zgharta's reserve team Amal Salam Zgharta until 2017, when he became head coach of their under-19 team for one season. He then moved to the Eleven Football Pro academy, before opening his own academy in January 2020: Club Deportivo Beirut.

Ahed

Giménez joined Ahed's technical staff in 2019, and was also a supervisor of the youth teams. In September 2019, Giménez was appointed technical director, before becoming Bassem Marmar's assistant coach in November. As an assistant coach, he helped Ahed win the 2019 Lebanese Super Cup and the 2019 AFC Cup.

On 28 July 2020, Giménez was announced head coach of the team, following Marmar's move to Al-Arabi in Kuwait. On 28 September, Giménez asked to be relieved of his duties, and returned assistant coach of Ahed.

Nejmeh

On 23 June 2021, Giménez became assistant coach of Nejmeh, as well as the head coach of their under-20 team. As Nejmeh's coach, Youssef Al Jawhari, left the club mid-season, Giménez coached Nejmeh's league game against Safa on 12 September, in a goalless draw. He helped the U20 team finish first in their group in the 2021–22 season.

Al-Hilal

On 3 December 2021, Giménez was announced assistant coach of Sudanese club Al-Hilal. They participated in the CAF Champions League Group A in the group stage. With Al-Hilal Club, Giménez won the Sudan Premier League.

Head coach in Lebanon

Giménez was appointed head coach of the Lebanon national under-17 team ahead of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification. On 26 October 2022, he became head coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley in the Lebanese Premier League.

Modern Sport FC

With Modern Sport FC, they participated in the CAF Confederation Cup where they qualified to quarter-finals and lose against Zamalek Sporting Club.

In December 2023, they played the Egyptian Super Cup in Emirates. They won the semi-finals against Pyramids FC and ended as runners-up of the tournament after losing against Al-Ahly in the final.

Personal life

Giménez is married to Cynthia Maalouf, a Lebanese guitarist.

Honours

Assistant coach

Ahed

Nejmeh

Al-Hilal

Modern Sport FC

References

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