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Former Spain goalkeeper Jose Molina has been announced as the Royal Spanish Football Federation's (RFEF) new sporting director, succeeding Fernando Hierro.
Spain's World Cup campaign was thrown into turmoil just two days before their opener against Portugal on June 15, when Julen Lopetegui was sacked as a result of accepting a post-tournament role with Real Madrid.
Molina, who was capped nine times by his country, enjoyed a long career in Spanish football with the likes of Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna – winning LaLiga with the latter two.
OFFICIAL | José Francisco Molina, new Sporting Director July 9, 2018
The 47-year-old has tried his hand at coaching, most recently working for Kitchee in Hong-Kong, India's Atletico Kolkata and Atletico San Luis of Mexico, getting sacked by the latter in February.
Molina was a team-mate of RFEF president Luis Rubiales at Levante towards the end of his career and will likely work closely with the new coach, expected to be confirmed as Luis Enrique later on Monday.
