Diamantino Miranda

Diamantino
Personal information
Full name	Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda
Date of birth	3 August 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Moita, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1976	Vitória Setúbal
1977–1978	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1977	Vitória Setúbal
1977–1981	Benfica
1980–1981	→ Amora (loan)
1981–1982	Boavista
1982–1990	Benfica
1990–1993	Vitória Setúbal
Total
International career
1981–1986	Portugal
Managerial career
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
2008–2009	Benfica (assistant)
2009–2010	Benfica Juniors
2010	Fátima
2012–2013	Costa Sol
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Diamantino 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

Born in Moita, Setúbal District, Diamantino was one of S.L. Benfica's key players during the 1980s, winning several Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal titles. He also played in the UEFA Cup final in 1983, lost to R.S.C. Anderlecht (0–1 and 1–1), missing 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 appearing in just 15 league matches as the Eagles 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 the 2007–08 campaign, 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 he 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 for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Diamantino 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.

Honours

Player

Benfica

Primeira Divisão (4):^[1] 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89
Taça de Portugal (5):^[1] 1979–80,1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (2):^[1] 1985, 1989
European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88, 1989–90
UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1982–83

Manager

Campomaiorense

Segunda Liga: 1996–97

Portimonense

Taça AF Algarve: 2006–07

Varzim

Liga Intercalar 2007–08

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 56. ISSN 0872-3540.

External links

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Diamantino Miranda at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Diamantino Miranda manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Diamantino Miranda at National-Football-Teams.com
Diamantino Miranda – FIFA competition record (archived)
Portugal stats at Eu-Football

[bi-1] "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 56. ISSN 0872-3540.

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