Francisco Molina
Francisco "Paco" Molina Simón (29 March 1930 – 14 November 2018) was a Spanish–Chilean football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Molina Simón | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Súria, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 2018 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Antofagasta, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Roberto Parra | |||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | (8) |
| 1951–1952 | Universidad Católica | 27 | (12) |
| 1953–1956 | Atlético Madrid | 84 | (21) |
| 1957–1959 | Audax Italiano | 42 | (14) |
| 1960 | Unión Española | 23 | (4) |
| 1961 | Universidad Católica | 21 | (5) |
| Total | 227 | (64) | |
| National team | |||
| 1953–1959 | Chile | 8 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963–1964 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1965 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1966–1967 | Unión Española | ||
| 1968–1969 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1970–1972 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1980 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1981 | Everton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Life and club career
Born in Súria, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Molina alongside his family moved to Chile when he was nine in 1939.[2] They settled at Valparaíso after arriving there on board of SS Winnipeg as one of the 2.200 exiles which escaped from the Spanish Civil War. In 1942 he was naturalized Chilean.
During 1940s Molina joined Santiago Wanderers youth set-up with prior spell playing at amateur club Deportivo Roberto Parra. Finally in 1948, he was promoted to Wanderers first-adult team squad aged eighteen.
Honours
Club
Audax Italiano
Universidad Católica
References
- Francisco Molina at WorldFootball.net
- "Paco Molina: El ídolo chileno de Atlético de Madrid, el líder español". La Tercera (in Spanish). 19 April 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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