Jaime Molina

Spanish football manager

Jaime Molina
Personal information
Full name	Jaime Ramón Molina Mata
Date of birth	(1969-03-15) 15 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Estepona, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	St Joseph's (manager)
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)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Mérida
2008–2009	Los Barrios
2010–2011	Villanovense
2011–2012	Málaga B
2012–2013	Estepona
2013–2014	Marbella
2016–2017	Mensajero
2017	Gibraltar Phoenix
2017–2018	Linares Deportivo
2020	SD Ejea
2021–2022	St Joseph's
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaime Ramón Molina Mata (born 15 March 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and is a manager, currently in charge of St Joseph's.^[1]

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 matches and three goals in La Liga, where he also appeared for the first and third clubs.

Molina became a manager in 2006, 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 debut 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.^[2] He finished the season with six appearances, as his team was promoted to La Liga.

Molina was promoted to the main squad in 1989, and made his debut in the Spanish top level on 2 October 1988 by starting in a 1–1 draw at Sevilla FC.^[3] 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 side at the end of 2004–05 at the age of 36, having appeared in 22 matches and scored once in a relegation-ending season.^[4]

Coaching career

Molina started his managerial career shortly after retiring, taking charge of Mérida UD.^[5] He left in 2007,^[6] and was appointed at UD Los Barrios in the summer of 2008.^[7]

On 5 July 2011, after a stint at CF Villanovense, Molina was named Atlético Malagueño coach.^[8] In July of the following year he moved to Unión Estepona CF,^[9] and signed as head coach of Marbella FC on 3 May 2013.^[10]

References

^ BREAKING: MOLINA APPOINTED AS MANAGER St Joseph's FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ 3–1: No hay quien pare al Málaga (3–1: No one can stop Málaga); Mundo Deportivo, 11 January 1988 (in Spanish)
^ 1–1: Primero positivo del Málaga (1–1: First plus for Málaga); Mundo Deportivo, 3 October 1988 (in Spanish)
^ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
^ 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)
^ Jaime Molina no dirigirá al Mérida la próxima temporada (Jaime Molina will not manage Mérida in the following season); El Periódico de Extremadura, 6 June 2007 (in Spanish)
^ La Unión firma al ex jugador de primera Jaime Molina como entrenador (Unión sign former Primera player Jaime Molina as manager); Diario Sur, 1 July 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Jaime Molina, nuevo entrenador del Atlético Malagueño (Jaime Molina, new manager of Atlético Malagueño); Málaga CF, 5 July 2011 (in Spanish)
^ 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.) Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine; Diario Sol, 13 July 2012 (in Spanish)
^ La UD Marbella confirma a Jaime Molina también como entrenador (UD Marbella confirm Jaime Molina also as manager); Marbella 24 Horas, 3 May 2013 (in Spanish)