Miguel Molina (footballer)

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Miguel Molina
Personal information
Full name Miguel Molina Hidalgo [1]
Date of birth (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Spain [1]
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal (assistant)
Youth career
YearsTeam
Atlético Madrid

Miguel Molina Hidalgo (born 3 January 1993) is a Spanish football coach who is currently an assistant coach of Premier League club Arsenal.

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Career

Molina played football as a youth for Atlético Madrid. After obtaining a degree in Sport and Exercise Science at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, [2] [3] he returned to Atlético and served as an assistant coach from 2017 to 2020. [1] [3]

Arsenal

In August 2020, Molina moved to England as an assistant coach of Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. [4] [5] He often watches the action from a higher vantage point during games, using a wireless headset to communicate with the coaching staff (usually Albert Stuivenberg and/or Carlos Cuesta) on the touchline. [3] [6] [7]

Molina was part of Arteta's coaching team that guided the Gunners to win the 2020 FA Community Shield on penalties against Liverpool on 29 August 2020 [8] [9] and win the 2023 FA Community Shield on penalties against Manchester City on 6 August 2023. [10] [11]

Molina currently works alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg and Carlos Cuesta, set-piece coach Nicolas Jover and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña. [4] [12] [13] He has previously worked with assistant coach Steve Round and set-piece coach Andreas Georgson at Arsenal. [12] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Miguel Molina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Hurley, Lee (24 September 2020). "Why Arsenal fans should be excited by Arteta's 3 new coaches". DailyCannon. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Whitebloom, Grey (18 April 2024). "Profiles of Arsenal's Coaching and Backroom Staff". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Coaching and backroom team". Arsenal F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Wells, Darren (28 August 2020). "Mikel Arteta appoints three new staff to his Arsenal backroom team". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  6. ↑ McNicholas, James; Whitwell, Laurie (8 December 2023). "Arsenal's 'AirPod Albert' Stuivenberg: 'Incredible football brain', master of detailed match scenarios". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Meyers, Billy (1 January 2022). "Why does Albert Stuivenberg wear an AirPod? Arsenal vs Manchester City truth explained". HITC . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 (5–4 pens) Liverpool: Gunners win on penalties". BBC Sport . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Grounds, Ben (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool (5–4 on pens): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secures Community Shield shootout win". Sky Sports . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on pens): Gunners win shootout to secure Community Shield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Smith, Peter (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Man City (4–1 on pens): Gunners lift Community Shield after shootout following Leandro Trossard's late equaliser". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Coaching team named". Arsenal F.C. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  13. ↑ de Roché, Art (5 July 2021). "Arsenal appoint set-piece coach Nicolas Jover from Manchester City". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Collings, Simon (5 July 2021). "Arsenal hire former Man City coach Nicolas Jover as Andreas Georgson leaves for Malmo". Evening Standard . Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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