Jaime Molina

Jaime Molina
Personal information
Full name Jaime Ramón Molina Mata
Date of birth (1969-03-15) 15 March 1969
Place of birth Estepona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Málaga B
1988–1992 Málaga 107 (1)
1992–1993 Marbella 31 (0)
1993–1994 Mérida 27 (0)
1994–1997 Espanyol 13 (0)
1997–1999 Mérida 86 (4)
1999–2001 Las Palmas 51 (0)
2001–2005 Numancia 104 (3)
Total 419 (8)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Mérida
2008–2009 Los Barrios
2010–2011 Villanovense
2011–2012 Málaga B
2012–2013 Estepona
2013–2014 Marbella
2016–2017 Mensajero
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jaime Ramón Molina Mata (born 15 March 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 296 games and five goals over the course of 11 seasons, representing mainly Málaga, Mérida and Numancia (three years apiece). He added 123/3 in La Liga, where he also appeared for the first and third clubs.

In 2006 Molina became a manager, working always in the lower leagues.

Playing career

Born in Estepona, Málaga, Andalusia, Molina graduated from CD Málaga's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in 1986, aged only 17.

On 10 January 1988, Molina appeared in his first game as a professional, starting in a 3–1 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña.[1] He finished the season with six appearances, as his team was promoted to La Liga.

Molina was promoted to the main squad in the 1989 summer, and made his debut in the Spanish top level on 2 October 1988 by starting in a 1–1 draw at Sevilla FC.[2] He featured regularly during the following campaigns, leaving the club in 1992 after it folded.

Molina subsequently alternated between the first and second divisions, representing CA Marbella, CP Mérida (two stints), RCD Espanyol, UD Las Palmas and CD Numancia. He retired with the latter at the end of 2004–05 at the age of 36, having appeared in 22 matches and scoring once in a relegation-ending season.

Manager career

Shortly after retiring Molina started his managerial career, taking charge of Mérida UD.[3] He left in 2007,[4] and was appointed at UD Los Barrios in the 2008 summer.[5]

On 5 July 2011, after a stint at CF Villanovense, Molina was named Atlético Malagueño coach.[6] In July of the following year he moved to Unión Estepona CF,[7] and subsequently returned to Marbella FC on 3 May 2013.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 3–1: No hay quien pare al Málaga (3–1: No one can stop Málaga); Mundo Deportivo, 11 January 1988 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ 1–1: Primero positivo del Málaga (1–1: First plus for Málaga); Mundo Deportivo, 3 October 1988 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Jaime Molina se perfila como el nuevo entrenador del Mérida U.D. (Jaime Molina poised as the new manager of Mérida U.D.); Hoy, 29 June 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Jaime Molina no dirigirá al Mérida la próxima temporada (Jaime Molina will not manage Méria in the following season); El Periódico de Extremadura, 6 June 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ La Unión firma al ex jugador de primera Jaime Molina como entrenador (Unión signs former Primera player Jaime Molina as manager); Diario Sur, 1 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Jaime Molina, nuevo entrenador del Atlético Malagueño (Jaime Molina, new manager of Atlético Malagueño); Málaga's official website, 5 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Presentado de manera oficial Jaime Molina como nuevo entrenador de la Unión Estepona C.F. (Jaime Molina officially presented as the new manager of Unión Estepona C.F.); Diario Sol, 13 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ La UD Marbella confirma a Jaime Molina también como entrenador (UD Marbella confirms Jaime Molina also as manager); Marbella 24 Horas, 3 May 2013 (in Spanish)
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