Molo (footballer)

Manuel Jesús Casas García (born 14 June 1985), known as Molo, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, and the manager of Lleida Esportiu.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casas and the second or maternal family name is García.
Molo
Personal information
Full name Manuel Jesús Casas García
Date of birth (1985-06-14) 14 June 1985
Place of birth Almería, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Lleida Esportiu (manager)
Youth career
Oriente
Comarca Níjar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Almería B
2006 Almería 4 (0)
2006–2007 Figueres 16 (1)
2007–2008 Villarreal B 20 (1)
2008–2011 Osasuna B 24 (2)
2011–2012 Guijuelo 30 (1)
2012–2016 Lleida Esportiu 102 (4)
2016–2018 Lorca 28 (1)
2018 Murcia 12 (1)
2018–2019 El Ejido 25 (1)
Total 261 (12)
Teams managed
2019– Lleida Esportiu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He made five appearances in Segunda División for Almería and Lorca, but spent most of his career in Segunda División B, where he played 256 games in service of eight clubs, mostly Lleida Esportiu.

Playing career

Born in Almería, Andalusia, Molo played as a youth for CD Comarca de Níjar before joining UD Almería. He made his professional debut for his hometown club in Segunda División on 22 January 2006 in a 2–1 home win over CD Castellón, coming on for José Ortiz for the last eight minutes,[1] and added three more games over the season.

Molo then moved on to UE Figueres, Villarreal CF B and CA Osasuna B in Segunda División B. In November 2008, while training with the first team of the last of those sides, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[2]

After a year with CD Guijuelo, Molo joined Lleida Esportiu in 2012. Four years later, after being denied promotion in the play-offs by Sevilla Atlético, he became the first signing of the renamed Lorca FC; despite his experience in the third level it was his first experience of Group IV, the one containing clubs from his own region.[3] They gained promotion and he made his only professional appearance since the start of his career on 25 November 2017, playing the last two minutes of a 2–0 win at Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4]

Molo left Lorca in January 2018, returning to the third tier with Real Murcia.[5] After being eliminated from the playoffs by Elche CF, he cancelled the last 12 months of his contract in June and made his way to CD El Ejido in the same division.[6]

Coaching career

In June 2019, shortly after El Ejido's relegation, Molo returned to Lleida to manage them for the upcoming campaign.[7]

Managerial statistics
As of 12 January 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Lleida Esportiu 5 June 2019 Present 21 9 6 6 21 18 +3 042.86 [8]
Total 21 9 6 6 21 18 +3 042.86 —

References
  1. Rodríguez, Salva (23 January 2006). "El 'perico-Almería' doblega al Castellòn" ['Perico-Almería' down Castellòn]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. "El canterano de Osasuna Molo sufre grave lesión de rodilla" [Osasuna youth player Molo suffers a serious knee injury]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 November 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Cantero, Javier (10 July 2016). "Molo, primera apuesta del nuevo Lorca FC" [Molo, first bet by the new Lorca FC] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. Re, Pedro (25 November 2017). "Oxígeno para el Lorca y Torres" [Oxygen for Lorca and Torres]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. Fernández, Ernesto (17 January 2018). "Molo: "El Murcia me quiso más que nadie y por eso estoy aquí"" [Molo: "Murcia wanted me more than anyone else and that's why I'm here"]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. "Molo se desvincula del Murcia y se marcha al CD El Ejido" [Molo severs ties with Murcia and moves to CD El Ejido]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. Gulu, Sergi (5 June 2019). "'Molo' ja és el nou entrenador del Lleida Esportiu" ['Molo' is now the new manager of Lleida Esportiu] (in Catalan). Lleida Ràdio. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. "Molo: Manuel Jesús Casas García". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  • Molo at BDFutbol
  • Molo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
  • Molo at Soccerway
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