Joaquín Jiménez

Joaquín Jiménez Postigo, better known as Joaquín (18 April 1918 – 6 October 2005), was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Real Betis and Sevilla in the 1930s and 1940s. He is the only footballer to have won La Liga with Betis and Sevilla. He is also considered one of the best full-backs of the Seville. He went on to play several matches in the Copa del Rey, and even though he never made his league debut due to his young age, and also because no substitutions were not allowed at the time, Joaquín is nonetheless considered one of the winners of the 1934–35 La Liga title, the first (and only) league title in the history of Betis. and two Copa del Rey titles in 1939 and 1948; he did not start in the former final against Racing de Ferrol due to an untimely injury against Deportivo Alavés in the semifinals, but he later redeemed himself by starting as the captain in the 1948 final at Chamartín, where he helped his side to a 4–1 win over Celta de Vigo before lifting the trophy. In the league, Seville were runners-up twice (1939–40 and 1942–43) before finally winning it in 1945–46, where he was once again fundamental as he played every minute of the competition.

In total, Joaquín scored 1 goal in 234 La Liga matches, and overall, he played 280 official matches for Seville, an impressive tally for a time when the league only had 26 matches, not to mention the three-year hiatus caused by the Spanish Civil War. He was called up to the Spain national team on several occasions, but he never made an international debut. The local press sometimes recognized him as the right-back that "our team deserved", and the newspaper Marca once described him as "the best defender in Spain" in 1946.

Managerial career After his career as a player ended, Joaquín remained closely linked to Sevilla, accepting the club's offer to be the second coach as well as the team's physical trainer, and in that first year, the club also registered him as a player in case of an emergency, which did not happen. He remained as assistant coach for eleven years, from 1950 until 1961, when he decided to leave the position due to ethical reasons, as his nephew Ángel Oliveros had just arrived in the first team. In total, he remained linked to Sevilla for 20 consecutive seasons.

Death Joaquín died on 6 October 2005, at the age of 87.

Honours Real Betis La Liga Champions (1): 1934–35

Sevilla FC Andalusian championship: Champions (3): 1936, 1939, and 1940

La Liga Champions (1): 1945–46 Runner-up (2): 1939–40 and 1942–43

Copa del Rey: Champions (2): 1939 and 1948