| Francisco Molinero | |
| Fullname: | Francisco José Molinero Calderón |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Ontígola, Spain |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlético Madrid |
| Years1: | 2002–2004 |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2004–2007 |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs3: | → Málaga (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Caps7: | 37 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2011–2014 |
| Caps8: | 114 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps9: | 58 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps10: | 43 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps11: | 59 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Caps12: | 13 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps13: | 32 |
| Goals13: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 492 |
| Totalgoals: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2003 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2003 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2004 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2003–2005 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Francisco José Molinero Calderón (born 26 July 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Molinero was born in Ontígola, Province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha.[1] After spending two La Liga seasons at Atlético Madrid (his first game being on 25 September 2004, featuring the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 home win over Villarreal CF),[2] in whose youth system he grew, he served a Segunda División loan stint at Málaga CF.[3]
In July 2007, the free agent Molinero joined RCD Mallorca on a two-year deal.[4] He appeared sparingly throughout the season,[5] [6] moving the following campaign to Levante UD, recently relegated to the second division.[7]
Molinero signed with Romania's FC Dinamo București on 21 July 2009, leaving Spain for the first time in his career.[8] On 27 August, he took the field for the second leg of the play-off round in the UEFA Europa League against FC Slovan Liberec, winning 3–0 away and advancing on penalties.[9] He spent only one year in Liga I, however, cancelling his three-year contract in the summer and returning to his country with second-tier club SD Huesca.[10]
In the 2011 off-season, Molinero joined Real Murcia CF for three years.[11] On 26 June 2014, having never appeared in less than 37 league matches,[12] he moved to Real Betis also in division two;[13] he achieved promotion in 2015, contributing one goal to the feat.[14] [1]
On 25 June 2016, Molinero signed a two-year contract with Getafe CF.[15] He returned to the second tier in July 2018, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a deal at Sporting de Gijón.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2002–03 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 38 | 2 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 3 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 2004–05 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Málaga (loan) | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Mallorca | 2007–08 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Levante | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2009–10 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Huesca | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Murcia | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 4 | |||
| Betis | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | |||
| Getafe | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Sporting Gijón | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
| Murcia | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 460 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 499 | 10 | |||
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