Miguel Molina Hidalgo (born 3 January 1993) is a Spanish football coach who is currently an assistant coach of Premier League club Arsenal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Molina Hidalgo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Spain[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
Career
editMolina played football as a youth for Atlético Madrid. After obtaining a degree in Sport and Exercise Science at the Polytechnic University of Madrid,[2][3] he returned to Atlético and served as an assistant coach from 2017 to 2020.[1][3]
Arsenal
editIn August 2020, Molina moved to England as an assistant coach of Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, working alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg, Steve Round and Carlos Cuesta, set-piece coach Andreas Georgson and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña.[4][5][6]
Molina often watches the action from a higher vantage point during games, using a wireless headset to communicate with the coaching staff (usually Stuivenberg and/or Cuesta) on the touchline.[3][7][8]
Molina was part of Arteta's coaching team that guided the Gunners to win the 2020 FA Community Shield on penalties against Liverpool on 29 August 2020[9][10] and win the 2023 FA Community Shield on penalties against Manchester City on 6 August 2023.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Miguel Molina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Hurley, Lee (24 September 2020). "Why Arsenal fans should be excited by Arteta's 3 new coaches". DailyCannon. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Whitebloom, Grey (18 April 2024). "Profiles of Arsenal's Coaching and Backroom Staff". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Coaching and backroom team". Arsenal F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Coaching team named". Arsenal F.C. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Wells, Darren (28 August 2020). "Mikel Arteta appoints three new staff to his Arsenal backroom team". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ McNicholas, James; Whitwell, Laurie (8 December 2023). "Arsenal's 'AirPod Albert' Stuivenberg: 'Incredible football brain', master of detailed match scenarios". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Meyers, Billy (1 January 2022). "Why does Albert Stuivenberg wear an AirPod? Arsenal vs Manchester City truth explained". HITC. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 (5–4 pens) Liverpool: Gunners win on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Grounds, Ben (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool (5–4 on pens): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secures Community Shield shootout win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on pens): Gunners win shootout to secure Community Shield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Smith, Peter (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Man City (4–1 on pens): Gunners lift Community Shield after shootout following Leandro Trossard's late equaliser". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
External links
edit- Miguel Molina at WorldFootball.net
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