Spanish football coach (born 1993)
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 33) [ 1] Place of birth Spain[ 1] Team information Current team
Arsenal (assistant)Youth career Years Team Atlético Madrid
Miguel Molina Hidalgo (born 3 January 1993) is a Spanishfootball coach who is currently an assistant coach ofPremier League clubArsenal .
Molina played football as a youth forAtlético Madrid . After obtaining a degree inSport and Exercise Science at thePolytechnic University of Madrid ,[ 2] [ 3] [ 1] [ 3]
In August 2020, Molina moved to England as an assistant coach ofMikel Arteta at Arsenal.[ 4] [ 5] wireless headset to communicate with the coaching staff (usuallyAlbert Stuivenberg ) on the touchline.[ 3] [ 6] [ 7]
Molina was part of Arteta's coaching team that guided the Gunners to win the2020 FA Community Shield on penalties againstLiverpool on 29 August 2020[ 8] [ 9] 2023 FA Community Shield on penalties againstManchester City on 6 August 2023.[ 10] [ 11]
Molina currently works alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg andGabriel Heinze ,set-piece coachNicolas Jover andgoalkeeping coachIñaki Caña .[ 4] [ 12] [ 13] Steve Round and set-piece coachAndreas Georgson at Arsenal.[ 12] [ 14]
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