Francisco José Molinero Calderón (born 26 July 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career Molinero was born in Ontígola, Province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha. 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), in whose youth system he grew, he served a Segunda División loan stint at Málaga CF.
In July 2007, the free agent Molinero joined RCD Mallorca on a two-year deal. He appeared sparingly throughout the season, moving the following campaign to Levante UD, recently relegated to the second division.
Molinero signed with Romania's FC Dinamo București on 21 July 2009, leaving Spain for the first time in his career. 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. 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.
In the 2011 off-season, Molinero joined Real Murcia CF for three years. On 26 June 2014, having never appeared in less than 37 league matches, he moved to Real Betis also in division two; he achieved promotion in 2015, contributing one goal to the feat.
On 25 June 2016, Molinero signed a two-year contract with Getafe CF. He returned to the second tier in July 2018, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a deal at Sporting de Gijón.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtlético Madrid B2002–03Segunda División B80———802003–04341——413822004–0581———81Total502000041543Atlético Madrid2004–05La Liga14040——1802005–0611020——130Total250600000310Málaga (loan)2006–07Segunda División16030——190Mallorca2007–08La Liga5010——60Levante2008–09Segunda División24110——251Dinamo București2009–10Liga I1603030—220Huesca2010–11Segunda División37110——381Murcia2011–12Segunda División37200——3722012–1337100——3712013–1440100—20421Total11440000201164Betis2014–15Segunda División37120——3912015–16La Liga21020——230Total581400000621Getafe2016–17Segunda División33010—403802017–18La Liga10020——120Total430300040500Sporting Gijón2018–19Segunda División27040——3102019–2032000——320Total590400000630Murcia2020–21Segunda División B13000——130Career total46092603010149910
Honours Betis Segunda División: 2014–15
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