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Ex-Newcastle chief Jimenez back in football at Charlton Athletic

Former Newcastle United adviser Tony Jimenez is back in English football at Charlton Athletic.

Charlton have been taken over by businessmen Michael Slater and Jimenez.

The Addicks, currently third in npower League One, have been searching for new investment since they were relegated from the Barclays Premier League in 2007.

Lawyer and businessman Slater becomes the club's new chairman and Jimenez, who briefly held the post of vice-president (player recruitment) at Newcastle, will be on the board along with outgoing chairman Richard Murray and former chief executive Peter Varney.

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