David Molina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Alejandro Molina Guerra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1988 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Alejandro Molina Guerra (born 14 March 1988) is a Honduran retired footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with F.C. Motagua in the Honduran national league.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Mostly a centre-back, Molina was also deployed as a left-back.[4]
Later life
[edit]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
[edit]Motagua
Honduras U23
References
[edit]- ^ a b David Molina at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b Posadas, Fredy (3 July 2012). ""Este torneo es de sacrificio"" [This tournament is about sacrifice"]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ David Molina – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
[edit]- David Molina at National-Football-Teams.com
Honduras squads | |||||||||||||
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Honduran men's footballers
- Footballers from Tegucigalpa
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Honduras men's international footballers
- Honduras men's under-20 international footballers
- Honduras men's youth international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Honduras
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- F.C. Motagua players