José Francisco Molina
| José Francisco Molina | ||
 José Francisco Molina in April 2007
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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | José Francisco Molina Jiménez | |
| birthday | August 8, 1970 | |
| place of birth | Valencia , Spain | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | goalkeeper | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1990-1991 | UD Alzira | |
| 1991-1993 | Valencia CF B | 18 (0) |
| 1993-1994 | Villarreal CF | 18 (0) |
| 1994-1995 | Albacete Balompié | 23 (0) |
| 1995-2000 | Atlético Madrid | 189 (0) |
| 2000-2006 | Deportivo La Coruña | 169 (0) |
| 2006-2007 | Levante UD | 34 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1996-2000 | Spain | 9 (0) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2011–2012 | Villarreal CF | |
| 2013-2014 | Getafe CF B | |
| 2014– | Kitchee SC | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
José Francisco Molina Jiménez (born August 8, 1970 in Valencia ) is a Spanish football coach and former football player . He has been training the Kitchee SC in Hong Kong since 2014 .
Career
Active career
The goalkeeper started his career at UD Alzira . Via Alzira, he moved to Villarreal , his first professional club. After a brief appearance at FC Valencia B , Molina went to Albacete Balompié . From 1995 to 2000 the Iberian played for his dream club Atlético Madrid . He helped him to the Spanish championship in 1996 . He missed only 2 of the 158 possible games in his first four seasons. From the 2000/01 season , Molina played at Deportivo La Coruña . In the 2003/04 season , the goalkeeper was diagnosed with testicular cancer, but he has overcome it. He played the 2006/07 season at UD Levante , where his contract was not renewed, after which he ended his career as a player.
Curiously, Molina played his first international match for Spain against Norway (0-0) not as a goalkeeper, but as a striker , as coach Javier Clemente had run out of strikers. Molina took part in the 1996 European Championship and the 1998 World Cup without being used . At the EM 2000 he played only the first game against Norway (0: 1), where he made a decisive blunder when conceding a goal. After that he never played for the national team again. Molina played a total of nine times for the Spanish national team.
Coaching career
On December 22, 2011 it was announced that Molina will take over as coach of Villarreal CF after predecessor Juan Carlos Garrido was knocked out against a third division club in the Copa del Rey and in the Champions League group stage. In March 2012 Molina was given leave of absence due to unsuccessfulness.
successes
- Spanish champion : 1996
- Spanish Cup Winner : 1996, 2002
- Spanish Super Cup winner : 2002
- Trofeo Zamora : 1996
- Participation in the EM 1996 (no use)
- Participation in the 1998 World Cup (not used)
- Participation in the EM 2000 (1 use)
Web links
- José Francisco Molina in the database of weltfussball.de
- Player profile at BDFutbol
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b reports - 2000 - Hamburger Abendblatt June 15, 2000, Spaniards failed in the elk test
- ↑ Villarreal promotes Jose Molina to head coach . December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Molina, José Francisco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Molina Jiménez, José Francisco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valencia |