Miguel Molina (footballer)
Spanish football coach (born 1993)
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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 | |||
Career
Molina 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
In August 2020, Molina moved to England as an assistant coach of Mikel Arteta at Arsenal.[4][5] He often watches the action from a higher vantage point during games, using a wireless headset to communicate with the coaching staff (usually Albert Stuivenberg) on the touchline.[3][6][7]
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[8][9] and win the 2023 FA Community Shield on penalties against Manchester City on 6 August 2023.[10][11]
Molina currently works alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg and Gabriel Heinze, set-piece coach Nicolas Jover and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña.[4][12][13] He has previously worked with assistant coach Steve Round and set-piece coach Andreas Georgson at Arsenal.[12][14]
