Conrado Miranda
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| Conrado Miranda | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Conrado Miranda | |
| Date of birth | March 12, 1927 | |
| Place of birth | El Salvador | |
| Playing position | Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1954 1955-57 1958 1959-60 |
Pipiles F.C. Marte Quezaltepeque Uruguay de Coronado Marte Quezaltepeque Club Sport La Libertad C.D. Aguila |
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| National team | ||
| 1950 - 1958 | El Salvador | |
| Teams managed | ||
| Marte Quezaltepeque El Salvador C.D. Aguila |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Conrado Miranda (born March 12, 1927 in El Salvador). is a Legendary Salvadoran footballer and former coach who created a legacy in El Salvador. He and long time parter Juan Francisco Barraza helped evolve football in El Salvador. He was known as "El Estilista".
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[edit] Career
His first steps as a player are traced to the Pipiles F.C., her 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 he returned 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 Coronado 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).
[edit] El Salvador National Football Team
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 Central American and Caribbean Games
[edit] As a Coach
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.
[edit] 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 |
