Diamantino Miranda

Diamantino

Personal information
Full name	Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda
Date of birth	August 3, 1959 (1959-08-03)
Place of birth	Moita, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Costa Sol (coach)
Youth career
1973–1976	Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1976–1977	Vitória Setúbal	26	(0)
1977–1980	Benfica	67	(12)
1980–1981	Amora	29	(0)
1981–1982	Boavista	28	(8)
1982–1990	Benfica	203	(50)
1990–1993	Vitória Setúbal	69	(11)
National team
1981–1986	Portugal	22	(5)
Teams managed
1994–1995	Vitória Setúbal
1995–1996	Campomaiorense
1996	Desportivo Beja
1996–1997	Campomaiorense
1997–1998	Gil Vicente
1998–2000	Felgueiras
2003–2005	Felgueiras
2005–2007	Portimonense
2007–2008	Varzim
2008	Olhanense
2008–2010	Benfica (assistant)
2010	Fátima
2012–	Costa Sol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda (born 3 August 1959 in Moita, Setúbal District), simply Diamantino in his playing days, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.

He most notably played for Benfica (11 seasons in two separate spells), appearing in more than 300 official games and winning 11 major titles. After retiring, he embarked in a lengthy managerial career.

An international in the early 80's, Diamantino represented Portugal at one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Diamantino was one of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's key players during the 1980s, winning several national champion and domestic cup titles. He also played in the UEFA Cup final in 1983, lost to R.S.C. Anderlecht (0–1 and 1–1). He missed the European Cup final in 1988, due to an injury, in another defeat, this time to PSV Eindhoven on penalties.

Diamantino left Benfica at the end of the 1989–90 season, after only appearing in 15 league matches as the Reds only won the Portuguese Supercup. He was also an unused substitute in the club's second European Cup loss in three years, against A.C. Milan, moving in the subsequent offseason to first professional club Vitória de Setúbal where he played three more years, retiring at almost 34.

A manager since 1994 (starting at Setúbal), Diamantino was appointed second division S.C. Olhanense's manager midway through 2007–08, after having started the season at fellow league team Varzim SC. In May 2008, he was appointed assistant manager at Benfica, under new boss Quique Flores; both left the post at the end of the season, after which Diamantino moved to Benfica's youth sides.

In the 2010 summer, Diamantino signed for C.D. Fátima in the second level, being fired in late November.

International career

Diamantino gained 22 caps with five goals for the Portuguese national team, his debut coming on 18 November 1981 in a 2–1 win against Scotland, in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

He represented the nation at both UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup. In the latter, on 11 July, in a 1–3 group stage loss to Morocco, he played his last match and scored his last goal.

Diamantino Miranda: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 1984	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2	14 October 1984	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	Czechoslovakia	1–0	2–1	1986 World Cup qualification
3	24 February 1985	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	West Germany	1–2	1–2	1986 World Cup qualification
4	22 January 1986	Estádio Municipal de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal	Finland	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5	11 June 1986	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Morocco	1–3	1–3	1986 World Cup Group Stage

Honours

Club

• Portuguese League: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89
• Portuguese Cup: 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87; Runner-up 1988–89
• Portuguese Supercup: 1985, 1989; Runner-up 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
• European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88; 1989–90
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1982–83

External links

• Player and coach profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)