José Francisco Molina

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Personal information
José Francisco MOLINA
Full name	José Francisco Molina Jiménez
Date of birth	August 8, 1970
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	184 cm
Position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Levante
Number	13
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-2000 2000-2006 2006-	Valencia B Villarreal Albacete Atlético Madrid Deportivo Levante	18 (0) 18 (0) 23 (0) 189 (0) 202 (0) 0 (0)
National team**
1996-	Spain	9 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 3, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of September 3, 2006.

José Francisco Molina Jiménez (born August 8, 1970 in Valencia) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. He is known for staying calm even when making his trademark dashes off his line.

He made his Spanish national team debut as an outfield player against Norway in April 1996 -- a substitute's cameo as a left winger. He was then included in the squads for Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup but had to wait until the Euro 2000 for first-choice status -- although he was dropped after the opening loss to Norway and did not play in the ensuing final tournaments.

His club career is related with Atlético Madrid, where he won La Liga and Copa del Rey, and Deportivo La Coruna where he won Copa Del Rey and Spanish supercup in 2002. Molina signed for Levante at the beginning of the season 2006-07.

[edit] Clubs

Image:Flag of Spain.svg	Spain squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup	Image:Flag of Spain.svg
1 Zubizarreta \| 2 Ferrer \| 3 Aranzábal \| 4 Alkorta \| 5 Abelardo \| 6 Hierro \| 7 Morientes \| 8 Guerrero \| 9 Pizzi \| 10 Raúl \| 11 Alfonso \| 12 Sergi \| 13 Cañizares \| 14 Campo \| 15 Aguilera \| 16 Celades \| 17 Etxeberria \| 18 Amor \| 19 Kiko \| 20 Nadal \| 21 Luis Enrique \| 22 Molina \| Coach: Clemente

Levante UD - Current Squad
1 Cavallero \| 2 Manolo \| 3 Alexis \| 4 Camacho \| 5 Álvaro \| 6 N'Diaye \| 7 Ettien \| 8 Kapo \| 9 Nino \| 10 Riga \| 11 Zé María \| 12 Berson \| 13 Molina \| 14 Harte \| 15 Tommasi \| 16 César \| 17 Rubiales \| 18 Carmelo \| 19 Luyindula \| 20 Déhu \| 21 Courtois \| 22 Robert \| 23 Descarga \| 24 Meyong \| Manager: López Caro