Conrado Miranda

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Conrado Miranda
Personal information
Full name	Jose Conrado Miranda
Date of birth	14 October 1928
Place of birth	San Vicente, El Salvador
Nickname	“El Estilista de Mediocampo”
Playing position	Manager
Youth clubs
1940-1946	Pipiles F.C.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1947-1949 1950-1954 1954 1955-1957 1958 1959-1960	Independiente de San Vicente C.D. Alacranes (Deportivo Atletico Marte) Uruguay de Coronado Deportivo Atletico Marte Club Sport La Libertad Club Deportivo Aguila
National team2
1950-1958	El Salvador
Teams managed
1955–1957 1959–1960 1961 1962–1963 1963–1964 1964 1967–1968 1971 1975 1975–1979 1988 1988–1989 1991 1992 1993–1994 1996	Deportivo Atletico Marte Club Deportivo Aguila El Salvador National Team UES (Second Division) Atlante de El Salvador El Salvador National Team (U 19) Alianza F.C. El Salvador National Team El Salvador National Team Club Deportivo Aguila El Salvador National Team Cojutepeque C.D. CESSA de Metapan Tiburones de Sonsonate C.D. El Roble de Ilobasco Club Deportivo Aguila
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 April 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jose Conrado Miranda (born October 14, 1928 in San Vicente, El Salvador) known as "El Estilista".

His first steps as a player are traced to the Pipiles F.C., his debut at national level was playing for Independiente de San Vicente, moving later to CD Alacranes (later renamed as C. D. Atlético Marte due to his own suggestion). In 1954 Conrado Miranda was contracted as a player by Uruguay de Coronado (Costa Rica) for a 1 year contract. At his return he took again CD Atlético Marte on a three year stint as player/coach that produced three national championships (1955 – 1957).

Once again in 1958 he was contracted in Costa Rica this time by Club Sport La Libertad. After this final stint in international soil Conrado Miranda returned to El Salvador where he was contracted by C. D. Aguila of San Miguel as both Player and Coach, obtaining a championship in 1959. He retired as a player in 1960 after suffering a broken leg; at the same time he took the opportunity to coach the National team leaving CD Aguila on a healthy position (1st place) to gain the championship again this time with Carlos Padilla as the coach (1960).

Conrado Miranda played in the Salvadoran National team as a captain most of the time from 1950 to 1958, during this period in 1954 El Salvador gained the Gold Medal playing in Mexico during the VII Juegos Centro Americanos y Del Caribe

As a coach Conrado Miranda has obtained multiple championships at national and international level (3 national championships with Atlético Marte, 3 national championships with CD Aguila, 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup). He has also coached the Salvadoran National team both at major and junior levels with success especially in 1964 when he took the youth National team to 1st place in the NORCECA played in Guatemala

In top of being a very successful coach Conrado Miranda is also the founder of AEFES (Asociación de Entrenadores de Fútbol de El Salvador) for which he was the first president in 1965 and CONADEPRE (Comisión Nacional de Deportes Recreativos de El Salvador). Under this institution he created what is know now as Papi fútbol (fútbol for players over 35) and Babi fútbol (fútbol for players under 15) as a tool to promote the game.

Conrado Miranda has received multiple honours in recognition of his illustrious career, He was named in the Salvadoran Team of the 20th century and received “La Espiga Dorada” from de hands of the President of El Salvador at the time Francisco Flores, the latest in recognition for his achievements as a player and coach and for his contribution to all sporting activities at national level.

Achievements

Year	Finish	Team	Tournament	Role	Notes
1954	Champion	Salvadoran National Team	VII Juegos Centro Americanos y del Caribe	Player	played in México
1955	Champion	Deportivo Atlético Marte	1st Division El Salvador	Player/Coach
1956	Champion	Deportivo Atlético Marte	1st Division El Salvador	Player/Coach
1957	Champion	Deportivo Atlético Marte	1st Division El Salvador	Player/Coach
1959	Champion	Club Deportivo Aguila	1st Division El Salvador	Player/Coach
1960	Champion	Club Deportivo Aguila	1st Division El Salvador	Player/Coach*	*Started season before taking National Team
1961	2nd Place	Salvadoran Nacional Team	NORCECA	Coach	played in Costa Rica
1962	Champion	UES	Liga de Ascenso	Coach
1967	2nd Place	Alianza F.C.	1st Division El Salvador	Coach
1964	2nd Place	Salvadoran Nacional Team	NORCECA Under 19	Coach	played in Guatemala
1975	Champion	C.D. Aguila	1st Division El Salvador	Coach
1976	Champion	C.D. Aguila	1st Division El Salvador	Coach
1976	Champion	C.D. Aguila	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Coach
1978	2nd Place	C.D. Aguila	1st Division El Salvador	Coach
1989	2nd Place	Cojutepeque F.C.	1st Division El Salvador	Coach
1993	3rd Place	C. D. El Roble	1st Division El Salvador	Coach
1994	3rd Place	C. D. El Roble	1st Division El Salvador	Coach