Carlos Jiménez

What draws me to Carlos Jiménez is the quiet philosophy baked into his nickname, 'suma y sigue' — add and keep going. That is not the language of a flashy star; it is the creed of a grinder who built a career inch by inch. At 2.05 m he anchored Spanish basketball through its golden years, and the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit confirms the respect he earned. I find his second act just as telling: moving into the front office at Unicaja, channeling that same patient diligence into building teams. He strikes me as the kind of steady, principled figure every sport needs but rarely celebrates.

Name (English)

Carlos Jiménez

Name (Japanese)

カルロス・ヒメネス

Reading

かるろす・ひめねす

Born

February 10, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Height

204 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

Awards & achievements

• Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A1%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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