Ricardo Molina

Ricardo Molina Miras (born 31 January 1984) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current goalkeeping coach of UD Almería.

For the Mexican footballer, see Ricardo Jiménez Molina.
Ricardo Molina
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Molina Miras
Date of birth (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984
Place of birth Almería, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Almería (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
Los Molinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Los Molinos
2003–2007 Almería B
2004–2007 Almería 2 (0)
2007–2008 Alicante 3 (0)
2008–2011 Orihuela 80 (0)
2011–2012 Badalona 0 (0)
2012–2013 UCAM Murcia 19 (0)
2013–2014 Español Alquián 5 (0)
Total 109 (0)
Teams managed
2016–2018 Almería B (assistant)
2017 Almería B (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Miras.

Playing career

Molina was born in Almería, Andalusia. He made his senior debuts for Los Molinos CF, and represented UD Almería's reserve team for several seasons in the Tercera División.

Molina played his first match as a professional on 13 March 2005, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Córdoba CF in the Segunda División.[1] He only appeared in his second match for the main squad on 17 June 2007, being sent off in the fifth minute of a 3–0 home success against UD Vecindario.[2]

On 25 July 2007 Molina moved to Alicante CF of the third-tier Segunda División B.[3] He renewed his link on 28 June of the following year, as his side were promoted to the second division,[4] but acted mainly as a backup to Jesús Unanua; he rescinded his link on 30 December 2008,[5] and signed for Orihuela CF three days later.[6]

On 12 July 2011 Molina joined third-tier club CF Badalona.[7] A backup to longtime incumbent Marcos, he moved to another Segunda B team, UCAM Murcia CF, in June of the following year.

On 1 August 2013, free agent Molina moved to CD Español del Alquián of the fourth tier.[8]

Coaching career

Molina retired in 2014, and joined his first club Almería's B-team as a goalkeeping coach the following year. In 2016, he was appointed Fran Fernández's assistant while also keeping his previous role.

References
  1. "El Córdoba continúa en línea ascendente" [Córdoba continues in upline] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "El Almería se despide con goleada de Segunda División" [Almería says goodbye to Segunda División with a routing] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "Ricardo Molina llega a Alicante dispuesto a competir con Unanua" [Ricardo Molina arrives willing to compete with Unanua] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. "Ricardo Molina seguirá en el Alicante una temporada más" [Ricardo Molina will remain in Alicante one further season] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. "Ricardo Molina abandona el Alicante y se incorporará al Orihuela" [Ricardo Molina leaves Alicante and will join Orihuela] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. "El Orihuela CF ficha al portero Ricardo Molina (Alicante) y viaja a Ibiza" [Orihuela CF signs goalkeeper Ricardo Molina (Alicante) and travels to Ibiza] (in Spanish). Orihuela Digital. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. "El Badalona fitxa a Ricardo Molina" [Badalona signs Ricardo Molina] (in Spanish). Badalona's official website. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. "Alquián y Huércal Overa, con Ricardo y Nico como nuevos porteros, 'bolo' en Los Pinos" [Alquián and Huércal Overa, with Ricardo and Nico as their new goalkeepers, 'cake' in Los Pinos] (in Spanish). Ideal. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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