David Molina | |
Full Name: | David Alejandro Molina Guerra |
Birth Date: | 14 March 1988 |
Birth Place: | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Centre-back, left-back |
Youthclubs1: | Motagua |
Years1: | 2006–2013 |
Caps1: | 100 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Nationalyears1: | 2004–2005 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2006–2006 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2007–2008 |
Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2008 |
Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
David Alejandro Molina Guerra (born 14 March 1988) is a Honduran retired footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with F.C. Motagua in the Honduran national league.
Molina is a Motagua youth product.[1] He played for Motagua's first team from 2006 to 2013 where he appeared in 100 games and scored 5 goals. With Motagua, he won the 2010–11 league title.[2] In the 2011–12 season, featuring in all of Motagua's matches earned him the nickname Iron Man.[3] He retired in 2013, at the age of 26, due to an injury to his right knee.[2] [4]
Playing for the Honduras U17 national team, Molina scored against Belize U17 in the 2005 CONCACAF U17 Tournament.[1]
He was part of the Honduras U23 that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics.
He made his debut for the senior national team on 22 May 2008 in a friendly against Belize.
Mostly a centre-back, Molina was also deployed as a left-back.[3]
After his retirement from playing, Molina emigrated to the United States with his wife.[4] As of May 2020, he was living in Atlanta and had a roofing company.[4] He has two children.[4]
Motagua
Honduras U23