Mirandinha
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1959 | ||
Place of birth | , 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 | ||
National team | |||
1987 | Brazil | 4 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
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 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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 |
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 (in Japanese)
- Mirandinha at ForaDeJogo
- 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