Mirandinha

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Mirandinha
Personal information
Full name Francisco Ernani Lima da Silva
Date of birth 2 July 1959 (1959-07-02) (age 52)
Place of birth Chaval, Ceara, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1978–1979 Ponte Preta 8 (0)
1979–1980 Palmeiras ? (?)
1980–1982 Botafogo 33 (13)
1983–1984 Náutico 27 (15)
1985 Portuguesa 9 (2)
1986–1987 Palmeiras 26 (21)
1987–1989 Newcastle United 54 (19)
1989–1990 Palmeiras 16 (2)
1991 Belenenses 3 (2)
1991 Corinthians 7 (1)
1991 Fortaleza ? (?)
1992 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 (0)
1993–1994 Fujita Industries / Bellmare Hiratsuka 18 (12)
1995 Fortaleza ? (?)
National team
1987 Brazil 4 (1)
Teams managed
2001 CENE
2006 Rio Negro
2009 Fortaleza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Francisco Ernani Lima da Silva, better known as Mirandinha (born 2 July 1959 in Brasilia), is a former professional Brazilian footballer.

Mirandinha won four caps for the Brazilian national team, all in 1987,[1] with his only international goal coming against England.[2]

Mirandinha is most notable for being the first Brazilian to play for an English football club, when he signed for Newcastle United in 1987, after he scored against England in the 1987 Rous Cup. The move cost Newcastle £575,000. His time at Newcastle was a mixed bag of spectacular goals, injury and charges of selfish play.[2]

He later joined Corinthians, and scored two goals for them in the 1991 Copa Libertadores.[3]

After leaving Corinthians he played for Fortaleza, and he then had spells in Japan with Shimizu S-Pulse and Shonan Bellmare.[4]

[edit] Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1987–88[5] Newcastle United First Division 26 11 2 0 2 1 - 32[A] 13[A]
1988–89[5] 28 8 3 1 2 1 - 35[B] 10
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1991 Corinthians Série A 3[3] 2
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1992 Shimizu S-Pulse J. League 1 - 8 2 - 8 2
1993 Fujita Industries Football League 17 12
1994 Bellmare Hiratsuka J. League 1 13 2 0 0 1 0 - 14 2
Country Brazil
England 54 19 5 1 4 2 - 67 23
Japan 30 14 0 0 9 2 - 39 16
Total
A. ^ Two appearances and one goal in Simod Cup included in total.
B. ^ One appearance in Simod Cup and one appearance in Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy included in total.

[edit] National team statistics

Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
1987 4 1
Total 4 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mirandinha international stats and club career at NFT
  2. ^ a b Mirandinha and Brazilians in England sambafoot
  3. ^ a b 1991 Copa Libertadores results and line-ups at RSSSF {although appearance data is not listed for Corinthians match against Flamengo on 20 March 1991, which was abandoned, although the match was declared valid)
  4. ^ Profile at zerozerofootball
  5. ^ a b "Player Profile: Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (Mirandinha)". toon1892.co.uk. http://toon1892.co.uk/detail_player.php?id=540. Retrieved 2011-07-15. 
Brazil squad – 1987 Copa América
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