Mirandinha (footballer, born 1952)

Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho, usually called Mirandinha, (born 26 February 1952) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. At international level, he was included in the Brazilian squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

For the Brazilian footballer who played from 1978 to 1994, see Mirandinha (footballer, born 1959).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Miranda and the second or paternal family name is da Silva. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Mirandinha
Personal information
Full name Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho
Date of birth (1952-02-26) 26 February 1952
Place of birth Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 América-SP
1970–1973 Corinthians 76 (39)
1974–1978 São Paulo 28 (11)
1978–1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 (3)
1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 5 (5)
1979 Memphis Rogues 12 (5)
1981 Atlético-GO
1981–1982 Tigres
1983 Taubaté
1985 Ginásio Pinhalense-SP
International career
1974 Brazil 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Mirandinha spent his early career in Brazil. In 1978, São Paulo sent him to the Tampa Bay Rowdies midway through the North American Soccer League season.[1] That season, the Rowdies went to the championship where they fell to the New York Cosmos. Mirandinha scored the lone Rowdies goal in the 3–1 Soccer Bowl '78 loss.[2] He also co-led the team in goals for the Rowdies' brief winter indoor campaign of 1979, scoring five times in five matches.[3][4] He began the 1979 season in Tampa Bay before being traded to the Memphis Rogues on 7 June 1979.[5]

Other clubs may have included ABC-RN, Guará-DF, Douradense-MS, União de Mogi-SP, Saad-SP, Independente de Limeira

International career

Mirandinha earned four caps with the Brazil national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup,[6] scoring no goals and accumulating one yellow card in a first round match versus Zaire.[7] His other appearances included once as a starter in a 0–0 tie against Scotland[8] in the first round, and twice more as a second-half substitute in losses to Netherlands[9] in the second round and to Poland in the third place match.[10] He was also an unused substitute in three additional matches in the tournament.

Honours

Player
São Paulo

Manager
CENE

References
  1. Tierney, Mike (20 May 1978). "Smethurst out; Brazilian signed". The St. Petersburg Times. p. 1C. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1978". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. "Rowdies defeat Strikers". Lakeland Ledger. 28 January 1979. p. 1C. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. Tierney, Mike (29 January 1979). "Rowdies win battle 3–0, but lose the war". The St. Petersburg Times. p. 1C. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. "Transactions". Lawrence Journal-World. 7 June 1979. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. FIFA.com
  7. "FIFA".
  8. "FIFA".
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  10. "FIFA".


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