Manuel Enrique Jiménez Abalo (born 27 October 1956) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Jiménez was born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia.
During his professional career, he played for Sporting de Gijón and Real Burgos CF.
[1][2] With Burgos, in his final season, Jiménez played all the matches and minutes, and the modest Castile and León side retained their top-division status while posting the eighth-best defensive record in the league.
[1] Jiménez earned one cap for Spain on 18 November 1981, a 3–2 friendly win in Poland,[4] being selected to the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad.