AEK Athens coach punished for obscene gesture

The league also fined AEK 10,000 euros after Jimenez flipped the bird at opposing fans as AEK drew 1-1, a result that left the club tied in first place with PAOK Thessaloniki on 21 points.

The ban means that 53-year-old Jimenez will miss league contests with Platania (November 27) and Levadiakos (December 3) and the Greek Cup game  against Kallithea (November 30).

"I have a career over 30 years and will accept the decision as a man, but I want to tell the fans of AEK and especially Panathinaikos that this gesture was directed to a particular person who offended my mother," Jimenez told Nova cable channel.

"I do not justify my action and I completely regret it," he added.