Miguel Molina (footballer)

For other people named Miguel Molina, see Miguel Molina (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Hidalgo.

Miguel Molina
Personal information
Full name Miguel Molina Hidalgo[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31)[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)

Miguel Molina Hidalgo (born 3 January 1993) is a Spanish football coach who is currently an assistant coach of Premier League club Arsenal.

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, 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Miguel Molina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ Hurley, Lee (24 September 2020). "Why Arsenal fans should be excited by Arteta's 3 new coaches". DailyCannon. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Whitebloom, Grey (18 April 2024). "Profiles of Arsenal's Coaching and Backroom Staff". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Coaching and backroom team". Arsenal F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Coaching team named". Arsenal F.C. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  6. ^ Wells, Darren (28 August 2020). "Mikel Arteta appoints three new staff to his Arsenal backroom team". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Meyers, Billy (1 January 2022). "Why does Albert Stuivenberg wear an AirPod? Arsenal vs Manchester City truth explained". HITC. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ^ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 (5–4 pens) Liverpool: Gunners win on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.