Clifford Miranda

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Clifford Miranda
Personal information
Full name	Clifford Rayes Miranda
Date of birth	(1982-07-11) 11 July 1982
Place of birth	Margao, Goa, India
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Dempo
Number	15
Youth career
1999–2000	Tata FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–	Dempo
National team
2005–	India	39	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Clifford Rayes Miranda (born on 11 July 1982 in Margao in Goa) is an Indian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Dempo S.C. and for India at international level.

Club Career

After starting his career with the Salcete FC, a team renowned in South Goa for being a nursery of young players. He moved to the prestigious Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur where he honed his football skills for four years.

Clifford was the only TFA graduate from his batch to sign a professional contract when he signed for Dempo S.C., a second division club in 2000. He helped Dempo S.C. lift the National League title five times and the Indian Federation Cup in 2004. He was also part of the team that played the 2008 AFC Cup semi-finals.

International Career

Miranda made his debut against the archrivals Pakistan in 2004, he has been an integral part of the national outfit. During the Bob Houghton era, Clifford became a regular member of his team due to his ability to dribble and deliver deadly crosses from the left side of the field.

Silverwares too have never eluded the winger on the national scene. He was a part of the Nehru Cup winning squads of 2007 and 2009 and helped Baichung Bhutia, the then captain of the Indian team lift the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. He was also a member of the India team that participated in the 2011 Asia Cup in Qatar.

External links

Profileat Goal.com
Clifford Miranda at National-Football-Teams.com

Dempo S.C. – current squad

1 Chowdhury
2 Roy
5 Colosimo
6 Carvalho
7 Franco
8 Carneiro
9 Mehmet
10 Özbey
11 Beto
12 Lalpekhlua
14 G. Fernandes
15 Miranda
16 Naik
19 R. Fernandes
22 Desai
23 Raja
24 Castanha
25 S. Fernandes
27 Ferrao
28 Gawli
29 Honda
30 Maulingkar
31 Caiado
32 P. Das
33 Kattimani
34 M. Fernandes
37 Pires
38 Tavora
39 George
41 Narzary
42 N. Das
43 Halder
Manager: Arthur Papas

v t e India squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup

1 Subrata 2 M. Singh 3 Manju 4 Masih 5 Anwar Ali 6 Baldeep 7 Pradeep 8 Rennedy 9 Yadav 10 Miranda 11 Chhetri 12 Deepak 13 G. Sadhu 14 Gawli 15 Baichung (c) 16 Mehraj 17 Surkumar 18 Rafi 19 Gourmangi 20 Climax 21 Subhasish 22 Nabi 23 Dias Coach: Houghton

Persondata
Name	Miranda, Clifford
Alternative names
Short description	Goan footballer
Date of birth	11 July 1982
Place of birth	Margao, Salcete, Goa
Date of death
Place of death

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