 Jiménez was born in Arahal, Province of Seville.He made his La Liga debut for Sevilla FC in 1983–84, and went on to make more than 400 competitive appearances over 14 seasons with his hometown club; he retired in June 1998 at the age of 34, after spending one year with neighbours Real Jaén in the second division.Jiménez earned 15 caps for the Spain national team.