Mauricio Molina
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Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe | ||
Personal information | ||
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Date of birth | April 30, 1980 | |
Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | |
Height | 180 cm | |
Playing position | Midfield | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Santos | |
Youth clubs | ||
Envigado Fútbol Club | ||
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2007 2007-2008 2008 |
Envigado Independiente Santa Fé Independiente Medellín CA Morelia Al Ain FC Independiente Medellín San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Olimpia Red Star Belgrade Santos |
36 (7) 23 (2) 23 (3) 31 (4) 10 (0) 26 (6) 24 (0) 19 (10) 19 (3) 15(9) |
National team | ||
2001-2003 | Colombia | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe, nicknamed Mao, is a Colombian footballer that plays as a midfielder, born April 30, 1980 in Medellín.
Molina started his career in Colombian side Envigado at the age of 16. He soon made his way up to the first team and was transferred to Independiente Santa Fé. After a serious injury he returned to the pitch in 2002 playing for Independiente Medellín where he led the team to its first national championship in 45 years and the third overall. In 2003 he helped the team reach the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores. After the successful campaign with Independiente Medellín he moved to CA Morelia of Mexico until 2004. After Morelia, Molina went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play for the Al Ain FC where he stayed for a semester, after which he returned to his best memories with Independiente Medellin for another semester. Molina then played for San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, Molina signed with Paraguayan Club Olimpia de Asunción where he played the first semester of the year. After a very successful campaign with the team in which he was the co-scorer with 10 goals, Molina was transfer for the second semester of 2007 to the great Serbian club FK Crvena Zvezda also known as the Red Star Belgrade the biggest club in Serbia and in which Molina makes his debut in the European football.
Molina prepares to include himself in the lines of a great club: Brazilian Santos. He made his debut as a Santos player on February 13, 2008, starting against Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia in the Copa Libertadores 2008.[1]
At the national team level, he was part of the Colombia national football team that won the 2001 Copa América.
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- ^ (Portuguese) Leão poupa estreantes estrangeiros de críticas. Terra Esportes. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
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