Gimenez (footballer) explained

Gimenez
Fullname:Guilherme Gimenez de Souza
Birth Date:18 June 1995
Birth Place:Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Death Place:La Unión, Colombia
Position:Right back
Youthclubs1:Olé Brasil
Youthclubs2:Comercial-SP
Years1:2014
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2015
Caps2:13
Goals2:1
Years3:2015–2016
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Goiás (loan)
Caps4:23
Goals4:0
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Chapecoense (loan)
Caps5:43
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:79
Totalgoals:1

Guilherme Gimenez de Souza (18 June 1995 – 28 November 2016), simply known as Gimenez, was a Brazilian footballer who last played for Chapecoense. Mainly a right back, he also played as a defensive midfielder.

Gimenez was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.

Club career

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Gimenez represented Olé Brasil and Comercial-SP as a youth. Promoted to the latter's first team in the middle of 2013, he made his senior debut on 21 July of that year by starting in a 0–0 Copa Paulista away draw against Independente de Limeira.

Gimenez also appeared twice on the bench for two 2014 Campeonato Paulista matches before rescinding his contract on 17 April 2014, due to unpaid wages.[1] Eight days later, he signed a three-year contract with cross-town rivals Botafogo-SP.[2]

Gimenez scored his first senior goal on 5 April 2015, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against São Paulo for the Paulistão championship.[3] In June, he was bought by a group of businessmen and was signed by Série A club Goiás.[4] He made his top tier debut on 18 July, being booked in a 1–2 away loss against Internacional.[5]

Gimenez featured in 23 matches for the Esmeraldino, suffering relegation at the end of the campaign. On 17 December 2015, he signed a one-year contract with fellow top-level club Chapecoense.[6]

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Gimenez was among the fatalities of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.[7]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Comercial-SP2013Paulista A20010[8] 0100
2014Paulista0000
Subtotal00100100
Botafogo-SP2014Paulista00190190
2015Série D00131131
Subtotal00131190321
Goiás2015Série A230001[9] 0240
Chapecoense2016Série A3101203050510
Career total54025130602901171

Honours

Chapecoense

2016

2016 (posthumously)[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gimenez abre mão de salários atrasados, e Comercial libera jogador. Gimenez let go of unpaid wages, and Comercial release the player. Globo Esporte. pt. 17 April 2014. 29 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Volante Gimenez assina contrato de 3 anos com o Botafogo. Defensive midfielder Gimenez signs three-year contract with Botafogo. Botafogo FC. pt. 25 April 2014. 29 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130041033/http://botafogosp.com.br/volante-gimenez-assina-contrato-de-3-anos-com-o-botafogo/. 30 November 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Apático, São Paulo volta a jogar muito mal e perde para o Botafogo em Ribeirão Preto. Lethargic, São Paulo play poorly again and lose to Botafogo in Ribeirão Preto. Globo Esporte. pt. 5 April 2015. 29 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Gimenez, de 20 anos, é mais uma aposta do Goiás para o Brasileirão. Gimenez, 20 years old, is another bet from Goiás for the Brasileirão. Globo Esporte. pt. 23 June 2015. 29 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Inter reserva aproveita falhas de Renan e vence o Goiás no Beira-Rio. Inter reserves take advantage of Renan's flaws and defeat Goiás at the Beira-Rio. Globo Esporte. pt. 18 July 2015. 29 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Chapecoense acerta a contratação do lateral-direito Gimenez, ex-Goiás. Chapecoense sign right back Gimenez, formerly of Goiás. Globo Esporte. pt. 17 December 2015. 29 November 2016.
  7. News: Jogador de Ribeirão Preto estava em avião da Chapecoense que caiu. Ribeirão Preto-born player was in Chapecoense's plane who crashed. O Globo. pt. 29 November 2016. 29 November 2016.
  8. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  9. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  10. Web site: CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play. CONMEBOL awards 2016 Sudamericana champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award. CONMEBOL. Spanish. 5 December 2016. 13 December 2016.