Mauricio Molina

This article is about the Colombian footballer. For the Argentine professional golfer, see Mauricio Molina (golfer).

Mauricio Molina

Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe
Date of birth	30 April 1980 (1980-04-30) (age 31)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Seoul
Number	11
Youth career
	Envigado
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2001	Envigado	83	(25)
2001–2002	Independiente Santa Fé	16	(5)
2002–2003	Independiente Medellín	43	(14)
2003–2004	Morelia	24	(1)
2004	Al Ain	10	(0)
2005	Independiente Medellín	16	(5)
2006	San Lorenzo	24	(0)
2006	Independiente Medellín	17	(5)
2007	Olimpia	20	(8)
2007	Red Star Belgrade	11	(2)
2008–2009	Santos	41	(8)
2009–2010	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	46	(21)
2011–	FC Seoul	28	(10)
National team‡
2001–	Colombia	13	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:22, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe, nicknamed Mao (born 30 April 1980 in Medellín) is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Seoul in the K-League.

Career

Molina started his career in Colombian side Envigado at the age of 16. He soon made his way up to the first team and was transferred to Independiente Santa Fé. around his stint through Santa Fe, After a serious injury he returned to the pitch in 2002 playing for Independiente Medellín where he led the team to its first national championship in 45 years and the third overall. In 2003 he helped the team reach the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores. After the successful campaign with Independiente Medellín he moved to CA Morelia of Mexico until 2004. After Morelia, Molina went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play for the Al Ain FC where he stayed for a semester, after which he returned to his best memories with Independiente Medellin for another semester. Molina then played for San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, Molina signed with Paraguayan Club Olimpia de Asunción where he played the first semester of the year. After a very successful campaign with the team in which he was the co-scorer with 10 goals, Molina was transfer for the second semester of 2007 to the Serbian club FK Crvena Zvezda, also known as Red Star Belgrade, in which Molina makes his debut in the European football.

Molina prepares to include himself in the lines of a great club: Brazilian Santos. He made his debut as a Santos player on February 13, 2008, starting against Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia in the 2008 Copa Libertadores.^[1]

At the national team level, he was part of the Colombia national football team that won the 2001 Copa América.

In July 2009, Molina moves to South Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma for $1,275,000.^[2] In his first K-League match for Seongnam, he scored debut goal against Pohang Steelers. In all K-league competitions Molina scored 22 goals along with 11 assists in 50 appearances for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and in 2010 Molina and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won the AFC Champions League 2010.^[3]

On 24 January 2011, Molina signed for K-League side FC Seoul on a three year contract.^[3][4]

Honours

National team

• Copa América: 2001

Colombian Championship: 2002– II

Club

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

• AFC Champions League Winners (1) : 2010

Individual

• FIFA Club World Cup Top Scorer : 2010 (3 goals)
• K-League Best XI : 2010

International goals

Only some part inclusion.

Results list Colombia's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
17 July 2003	Miami	Guatemala	1 goal	1–1	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

1. ^ "Leão poupa estreantes estrangeiros de críticas" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/libertadores2008/interna/0,,OI2430509-EI10786,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
2. ^ "Molina moves to Seongnam Ilhwa". SportsYa. http://www.sportsya.com/english/news.php/Colombian_midfielder_Mauricio_Molina_signs_for_Seongnam_Ilhwa.html?id_estruc=283&id=214536. Retrieved 2009-07-18. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "FC Seoul brings Molina and Kim Dong-jin". fcseoul.com. http://www.fcseoul.com/eng/news/news_view.jsp?seq=580&tcd=news&pg=1. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 
4. ^ "FC서울, '최고의 왼발' 몰리나 영입" (in Korean). fcseoul.com. http://www.fcseoul.com/news/news/news_view.jsp?seq=2372&tcd=news&pg=1. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 

External links

• Mao Molina Website
• Mao Molina Facebook
• Mao Molina Fansite
• (Korean) Mauricio Molina at kleague.com
• Mauricio Molina – FIFA competition record
• Mauricio Molina at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mauricio Molina at mediotiempo.com
• Mauricio Molina at santos.globo.com (Portuguese)

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Name	Molina, Mauricio
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Date of birth	30 April 1980
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
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