David Molina

David Molina
Personal information
Full name David Alejandro Molina Guerra[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36)
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
 Honduras
First place CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament 2008
*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

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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

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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

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Mostly a centre-back, Molina was also deployed as a left-back.[4]

Later life

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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

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Motagua

Honduras U23

References

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  1. ^ a b David Molina at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ David MolinaFIFA competition record (archived)
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