David Molina

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David Molina
Personal information
Full name David Alejandro Molina Guerra [1]
Date of birth (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Youth career
Motagua
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2013 Motagua 100 (5)
International career
2004–2005 Honduras U17 7 (1)
2006–2006 Honduras U20 2 (0)
2007–2008 Honduras U23 10 (0)
2008 Honduras 2 (0)
Medal record
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Gold medal icon.svg CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Alejandro Molina Guerra (born 14 March 1988) is a Honduran retired football defender who spent his entire career with F.C. Motagua in the Honduran national league.

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Club career

Molina is a Motagua youth product. [2] He played for Motagua's first team from 2006 to 2013 where he appeared in 100 games and scored 5 goals.[ citation needed ] With Motagua, he won the 2010–11 league title. [3] In the 2011–12 season, featuring in all of Motagua's matches earned him the nickname Iron Man. [4] He retired in 2013, at the age of 26, due to an injury to his right knee. [3] [5]

International career

Playing for the Honduras U17 national team, Molina scored against Belize U17 in the 2005 CONCACAF U17 Tournament. [2]

He was part of the Honduras U23 that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics. [6]

He made his debut for the senior national team on 22 May 2008 in a friendly against Belize.

Style of play

Mostly a centre-back, Molina was also deployed as a left-back. [4]

Later life

After his retirement from playing, Molina emigrated to the United States with his wife. [5] As of May 2020, he was living in Atlanta and had a roofing company. [5] He has two children. [5]

Honours

Motagua

Honduras U23

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References

  1. 1 2 David Molina at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Molina, es el que más ha jugado en Motagua" [Molina has played the most for Motagua]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). 16 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Una mala operación alejó de las canchas a David Molina" [A bad operation kept David Molina off the pitch]. Diario Deportivo Diez (in Spanish). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 Posadas, Fredy (3 July 2012). ""Este torneo es de sacrificio"" [This tournament is about sacrifice"]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Así es la vida de David Molina, exjugador de Motagua y que ahora tiene su empresa en EEUU" [This is the life of David Molina, former Motagua player who now has his company in the USA]. Diario Deportivo Diez (in Spanish). 1 May 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ↑ David Molina – FIFA competition record (archived)
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