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Antoine Jimenez

Personal information

Born

Died

19 November 2019 (aged 90)^[1]
Sarlat-la-Canéda,^[2] France

Coaching information

Source: ^[3]^[4]

As of 17 January 2021

Antoine Jimenez (9 May 1929 – 19 November 2019) was a French rugby league player and coach who represented France in two Rugby League World Cups.

Personal life

Outside the pitch, he was a teacher.^[5]

A great promise of rugby union under the colours of Pau, however, Jimenez chose to play rugby league for Villeneuve.

Jimenez made his debut for France against England in 1953, as part of that year's European Championship. He was part of the French squad for the 1954 and 1957 Rugby League World Cups. In 1959 he played in two test matches against the touring Australian side, captaining the side in one of the matches. His last internationals were in 1960, as part of a tour of New Zealand.

After his player career, Jimenez became the first national technical director for the French Rugby League Federation between 1960 and 1978.^[6]

Jimenez coached France in one test match, against Australia on 21 June 1975 at Lang Park.^[4]

^ Antoine Jimenez's obituary (in French)
^ "matchID - Moteur de recherche des personnes décédées". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ Antoine Jiminez (sic) rugbyleagueproject.org
^ ^a ^b "Antoine Jiminez - Summary - Rugby League Project".
^ "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ Rylance, Mike (25 November 2019). "Classy operator who captained great France side. Antoine Jimenez who captained France the France team during part of its greatest period, has died at the age of 90". Rugby League & League Express. 3199: 21.

v t e France squad – 1954 Rugby League World Cup
Jean Audoubert Gilbert Benausse André Carrère Vincent Cantoni Raymond Contrastin Joseph Crespo Guy Delaye Roger Guilhem Antoine Jimenez Joseph Krawzyck Jacques Merquey Jean Pambrun Puig Aubert (c) François Rinaldi Armand Save Claude Teisseire Gilbert Verdié Coaches: Jean Duhau René Duffort

v t e France squad – 1957 Rugby League World Cup
Antranick Apellian Gilbert Benausse Gabriel Berthomieu Henri Delhoste René Ferrero Jean Foussat Guy Husson René Jean Antoine Jimenez Francis Lévy Robert Médus Jacques Merquey (c) Augustin Parent André Rives Jean Rouqueirol Armand Save Gilbert Verdié Maurice Voron Coaches: Jean Duhau René Duffort

v t e France squad – 1972 Rugby League World Cup
Francis de Nadaï (c) Michel Anglade Élie Bonal Jean-Marie Bonal Jacques Franck Marius Frattini Jacques Garzino Serge Gleyzes Bernard Guilhem Jean-Marie Imbert Serge Marsolan Michel Mazaré Michel Molinier Guy Rodriguez André Ruiz Jean-Paul Sauret Victor Serrano Raymond Toujas Charles Zalduendo Coach: Antoine Jimenez

Coaching positions

France national rugby league team coaches