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Jorge Jiménez Torres
{{BLP unsSourced|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jorge Jimenez Torres
| image = File:Jorge Jimenez Torres German Qualifiers 2017 World Cup.jpg
| caption = Euro Qualifiers in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|02|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rostock]], [[Germany]]
| height = 1.70 m
(contracted; show full)#x27;Jorge Adrian Jiménez Torres''' (born 16 February 1987) is a [[German]] born American professional [[Association football|football]] player who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|centre back]] for the club [[Bayern Munich]] and the [[German national football team]]. He is of [[Basque]], [[French]] and German descent. He learnt to play football in [[Argentina]] where he spent his young years before he went back to United States. He signed a contract for €284 million 
afterwhen FC Bayern coach [[Hansi Flick]] have agreed to the contract valid until 30 June 2025. He rejected [[Real Madrid CF]] €100 million and [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SNbtcI82NU €19 million contracts].  

==Early Life==
He was born in North-Rhine Westphalia in a small town Tützpatz. He is of Basque, French and German descent. However, on one hand he considers himself Latino American as been raised in United States in a Latin American community and on the other hand, he is very keen to his Jewish European roots after many trips to European countries as a child and adult in which he rediscovered his Jewish roots. In the past years he has been involved in pro Israeli rallies, and also he is been very close to his German counterparts in Germany. However, he considers himself Latino American as a consequence of being raised in United States in a Latin American community but European because he was born in [[Europe]]. [[File:Jorge Jimenez Torres.jpg|thumb|right|Jorge Jimenez Torres]]

==Club career==
[[File:Bayern FC 2018-2019 Team.jpg|left|thumb|Bayern FC 2018-2019 Team]] 
Jorge Jiménez Torres made his debut as a youth in [[Estudiantes de La Plata]]. In Estudiantes he played 47 matches and scored 13 goals with 28 assists. Then he was transferred to play in [[Club Atlético Banfield]] where he played 81 matches and scored 19 goals with 37 assists. He played a season in [[Boca Juniors]] sub-23 where had a good season and scored 7 goals, 10 assists in 30 matches. The(contracted; show full)

== Style of Play ==

He is known for his workrate, playmaking and finishing. He also plays as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder or striker when needed. He was influenced since a child by the plays of [[Zinedine Zidane]] and [[Maradona]]. His youth influence players were [[Martín Palermo]], [[Cafu]] and [[Ronaldo]] in which he recalled as his desire to play football in [[Argentina]] after his family said [[Brasil]] was too risky.