José Francisco Molina

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José Francisco Molina Jiménez (born August 8, 1970 in Valencia) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. He is known for staying calm even when making his trademark dashes off his line.

He made his Spanish national team debut as an outfield player against Norway in April 1996 -- a substitute's cameo as a left winger. He was then included in the squads for Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup but had to wait until the Euro 2000 for first-choice status -- although he was dropped after the opening loss to Norway and did not play in the ensuing final tournaments.

His club career is related with Atlético Madrid, where he won La Liga and Copa del Rey, and Deportivo La Coruna where he won Copa Del Rey and the Spanish supercup in 2002. On October 15th of 2002 Molina announced that he suffered from testicular cancer^[1] and that he was forced to undergo treatment for his illness, making him miss most of the 2002-03 season. He returned home to Valencia for the 2006-07 season, playing for Levante UD, but didn't renew his contract after the season's end.

[edit] Clubs

• 2006 - 2007 Levante UD
• 2000 - 2006 Deportivo de La Coruna
• 1995 - 2000 Atlético Madrid
• 1994 - 1995 Albacete Balompié
• 1993 - 1994 Villarreal CF
• 1991 - 1993 Valencia CF B

[edit] Honours

• La Liga: 1 (1995-96)
• Copa del Rey: 2 (1995-96, 2001-2002)
• Supercopa de España: 2 (2000, 2002)

[edit] References

v • d • e Spain squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Zubizarreta • 2 Ferrer • 3 Aranzábal • 4 Alkorta • 5 Abelardo • 6 Hierro • 7 Morientes • 8 Guerrero • 9 Pizzi • 10 Raúl • 11 Alfonso • 12 Sergi • 13 Cañizares • 14 Campo • 15 Aguilera • 16 Celades • 17 Etxeberria • 18 Amor • 19 Kiko • 20 Nadal • 21 Luis Enrique • 22 Molina • Coach: Clemente

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