Jaime Ramón Molina Mata (born 15 March 1969) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a defender, and is a

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, currently in charge of St Joseph's. He amassed

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

totals of 296 games and five goals over the course of 11 seasons, representing mainly

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

, Mérida and Numancia (three years apiece). He added 123 matches and three goals in

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

, where he also appeared for the first and third clubs. Molina became a manager in 2006, working always in the lower leagues.

Playing career

Born in Estepona,

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

, Molina graduated from

CD Málaga Club Deportivo Málaga was a Spanish football club based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It played twenty seasons in La Liga, before being dissolved in 1992. History Origins The first football club in Málaga was establ ...

's youth setup. He made his senior debut with the reserves in 1986, aged only 17. On 10 January 1988, Molina appeared in his first game as a professional, starting in a 3–1 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña. He finished the season with six appearances, as his team was promoted to

. Molina was promoted to the main squad in 1989, and made his debut in the Spanish top level on 2 October 1988 by starting in a 1–1 draw at

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...

. He featured regularly during the following campaigns, leaving the club in 1992 after it folded. Molina subsequently alternated between the first and second divisions, representing

CA Marbella Club Atlético Marbella were a Spanish football team based in Marbella, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1947 and dissolved in 1997, it was also the reserve team of CD Málaga for a time. History Atlético Marbella had its he ...

CP Mérida Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Having played twice in La Liga ( 1995–96 and 1997–98), the club was dissolved in 2000, due to serious economic debts. Its ...

(two stints),

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

and

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

. He retired with the latter side at the end of 2004–05 at the age of 36, having appeared in 22 matches and scored once in a relegation-ending season.

Coaching career

Molina started his managerial career shortly after retiring, taking charge of

Mérida UD Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Roma ...

. He left in 2007, and was appointed at

UD Los Barrios Unión Deportiva Los Barrios is a Spanish football team based in Los Barrios, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1993, it plays in Tercera División – Group 10. The team holds home games at ''Estadio San R ...

in the summer of 2008. On 5 July 2011, after a stint at

CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda' ...

, Molina was named

Atlético Malagueño Club Atlético Malagueño, shortened to Atlético Malagueño, () is a Spanish football team based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1990, it is the reserve team of Málaga CF, and currently plays in Tercera Fede ...

coach. In July of the following year he moved to

Unión Estepona CF Unión Estepona Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Estepona, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 9, holding home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Muñoz Pére ...

, and signed as head coach of

Marbella FC Marbella Fútbol Club, formerly known as Unión Deportiva Marbella, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Marbella, the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1997 it currently plays in Tercera Federación, Te ...

on 3 May 2013.La UD Marbella confirma a Jaime Molina también como entrenador (UD Marbella confirm Jaime Molina also as manager)
Marbella 24 Horas, 3 May 2013

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Molina, Jaime 1969 births Living people People from Estepona Sportspeople from the Province of Málaga Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Andalusia Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Málaga CF players CD Málaga footballers CA Marbella footballers CP Mérida footballers RCD Espanyol footballers UD Las Palmas players CD Numancia players Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Mérida UD managers CF Villanovense managers Marbella FC managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Gibraltar Shanghai Shenhua F.C. non-playing staff Gibraltar National League managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar