Mirandinha (footballer, born 1959)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Chaval, Ceará, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1978 | Ferroviario | ||
1978–1979 | Ponte Preta | ||
1979–1980 | Palmeiras | ||
1980–1982 | Botafogo | ||
1983–1984 | Náutico | ||
1985 | Portuguesa | ||
1986–1987 | Palmeiras | ||
1987–1989 | Newcastle United | 54 | (19) |
1989–1991 | Palmeiras | 3 | (2) |
1991 | Belenenses | ||
1991 | Corinthians | ||
1991 | Fortaleza | ||
1992 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
1993–1994 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | ||
1995 | Fortaleza | ||
International career | |||
1987 | Brazil | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1996 | Ferroviario | ||
1997 | Botafogo-DF | ||
1998 | Hajer Club | ||
1999 | Goiânia | ||
1999 | Rio Negro | ||
1999–2000 | Al-Raed | ||
2000 | Nacional de Manaus | ||
2001 | Rio Negro | ||
2002 | Flamengo-PI | ||
2002 | Hajer Club | ||
2003 | Ríver | ||
2004 | Kedah FA | ||
2005 | Cascavel | ||
2006 | Libermorro | ||
2006 | Rio Negro | ||
2007–2008 | Libermorro | ||
2008 | Fortaleza | ||
2009–2010 | Hajer Club | ||
2010 | Parnahyba | ||
2010 | Ferroviario | ||
2012 | Maguary | ||
2015 | Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
2016 | Itapirense | ||
2017– | Genus | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (born 2 July 1959 in Brasilia), better known as Mirandinha, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
He had unsuccessful early spells at Ceará and Fortaleza, before finding some success at the 'third club' in Fortaleza city, Ferroviário. He then moved to play for Ponte Preta.[1] As of 1981 he was playing for Botafogo in the Taça de Ouro.[2]
Mirandinha signed for Newcastle United in 1987 for £575,000, becoming the first Brazilian to play in English football.[3] He made his debut in September 1987, in a 1-1 draw away to Norwich City.[4] He left Newcastle in 1989, returning to his former club Palmeiras.[5]
In 1991, he moved from Palmeiras to join Belenenses, although he was only there for a short time,[6] playing three Portuguese League matches.[7] By late February he was playing for Corinthians, and he scored two goals for them in the 1991 Copa Libertadores.[8]
After leaving Corinthians he played for Fortaleza, and he then had spells in Japan with Shimizu S-Pulse and Shonan Bellmare.[9]
International career
Mirandinha won four caps for the Brazilian national team, all in 1987, with his only international goal coming against England in a 1-1 draw during the 1987 Rous Cup.[10]
Post-playing career
As of July 2013 he was a director at Maguary, who were playing in the third division of the Campeonato Cearense.[11] In 2014 he was the manager of the Castelão stadium in Fortaleza, a host venue in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1987–88[12] | Newcastle United | First Division | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 32[A] | 13[A] | |
1988–89[12] | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 35[B] | 10 | |||
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
1991 | Corinthians | Série A | 3[8] | 2 | ||||||||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1992 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | - | 8 | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | ||||
1993 | Fujita Industries | Football League | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | ||||
1994 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | |||
Country | Brazil | |||||||||||
England | 54 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 67 | 23 | |||
Japan | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - | 42 | 18 | |||
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.
References
- ^ "Mirandinha: das ruas..." Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). Verdes Mares. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Mirandinha". Placar (in Portuguese). Editoria Abril: 4–5. 30 January 1981.
- ^ "Mirandinha: Toon twice tried to tempt me back". Four Four Two. Haymarket Media Group. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ a b Riach, James (28 May 2014). "Mirandinha says England players will find it hard to breathe in Manaus". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Lembra Dele? De Fortaleza para o mundo, as corridas de Mirandinha". baú do esporte (in Portuguese). Globo. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ Andrzej Bazylczuk & Łukasz Miszewski (2 December 2010). "Z cyklu "Nieznani, a szkoda": Mirandinha". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Agora. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Mirandinha" (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Profile at zerozerofootball Archived 4 August 2012 at archive.today
- ^ "Mirandinha". Sambafoot. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Caio Costa (25 July 2013). "Maguary busca renascer no futebol cearense Quatro vezes campeão cearense, o Maguary que voltar a elite até 2016, pelo menos ó que diz Miradinha, ex-jogador, atual dirigente do clube" (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceara. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (Mirandinha)". toon1892.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
External links
- Mirandinha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mirandinha at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Mirandinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazil international footballers
- 1987 Copa América players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Primeira Liga players
- English Football League players
- J1 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Brazilian football managers
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- Shimizu S-Pulse players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) managers
- Hajer Club managers
- Goiânia Esporte Clube managers
- Atlético Rio Negro Clube managers
- Al-Raed FC managers
- Nacional Futebol Clube managers
- Esporte Clube Flamengo managers
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube managers
- Parnahyba Sport Club managers
- Ríver Atlético Clube managers
- Expatriate football managers in Sudan
- Association football forwards