Jennifer Molina

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Jennifer Molina
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Marie Molina Shea
Date of birth (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Colgate Raiders
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Mexico

Jennifer Marie Molina Shea (born June 27, 1981) is a Mexican former footballer goalkeeper who played for the Mexico women's national football team. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, [1] where the team finished in eighth place. Molina was affiliated with the Colgate University.

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References

  1. "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.