GIMÉNEZ DE VARGAS

Giménez married Regina Iafolla in a civil ceremony in June 2019, prior the Copa América. They have three sons.

Personal life Family background José María Giménez was born on 20 January 1995 in Toledo, a modest town in Uruguay's Canelones department , into a family of humble origins facing significant financial challenges. His father worked at a local winery , commuting on a small motorcycle , while his mother stayed home as a housewife , leaving the household with limited income to support the family. [52] Giménez shared a particularly close bond with his siblings, exemplified by a family crisis in 2012 when he was 17 and his sister Agustina became pregnant at age 14. At the time, Giménez had not yet signed a professional contract and earned only a modest allowance from Danubio's third-division team, prompting him to contemplate abandoning football to help raise his nephew Franco and provide financ…