Odelín Molina Explained

Odelín Molina
Fullname:Odelín Molina Hernández
Birth Date:3 August 1974
Birth Place:Santa Clara, Cuba
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1993–2015
Clubs1:FC Villa Clara
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Parham
Nationalyears1:1996–2013
Nationalteam1:Cuba
Nationalcaps1:122
Nationalgoals1:0

Odelín Molina Hernández (born 3 August 1974) is a Cuban former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Villa Clara and Antiguan side Parham.

He is the Cuba national team's second most capped player of all-time, behind Yénier Márquez.

Club career

Born in Santa Clara, Molina played club football for his provincial team FC Villa Clara. He played the 2016–17 season at Parham in Antigua and Barbuda alongside compatriots Jaime Colomé and Hensy Muñoz and Jaime's brother Yoel Colomé.[1]

International career

Molina made his international debut for Cuba in a May 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Cayman Islands and has earned a total of 122 caps.[2] [3] including 28 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He also played at six CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

His final international was a July 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Panama, after he announced he would retire from international football after the tournament.[4]

Honours

Cuba

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elblogdelfutbolcubano.com/2016/12/liga-de-antigua-poniendonos-al-dia.html Liga de Antigua. Poniéndonos al día.
  2. Web site: Odelín Molina :: Odelín Molina Hernández ::. 14 June 2024. 23 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010510/https://www.thefinalball.com/jogador.php?id=117748&epoca_id=0&op=fotos. live.
  3. Web site: Odelin Molina Hernández - Century of International Appearances. Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin. RSSSF. 9 April 2013. 19 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319111249/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/omolina-intl.html. live.
  4. http://www.goldcup.org/en/article/as-career-comes-to-a-close-cubas-molina-inspires http://www.goldcup.org/en/article/as-career-comes-to-a-close-cubas-molina-inspires
  5. Web site: Concacaf Main | Gold Cup Home | Gold Cup News | Gold Cup News | Cuba claims first Caribbean Cup title . 15 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121219021646/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3012025,00.html . 19 December 2012 . dead .