Mirandinha

For the Brazilian footballer who played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, see Sebastião Miranda da Silva.
Mirandinha
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Ernani Lima da Silva
Date of birth2 July 1959
Place of birthChaval, Ceara, Brazil
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionStriker (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1979Ponte Preta
1979–1980Palmeiras
1980–1982Botafogo
1983–1984Náutico
1985Portuguesa
1986–1987Palmeiras
1987–1989Newcastle United
1989?–1991Palmeiras
1991Belenenses
1991Corinthians
1991Fortaleza
1992Shimizu S-Pulse
1993–1994Bellmare Hiratsuka
1995Fortaleza
National team
1987-1989Brazil
Teams managed
1996Ferroviário
1997Botafogo-DF
1998Hajer Club
1999Goiânia
1999Rio Negro
1999-2000Al-Raed
2000Nacional
2001Rio Negro
2002Flamengo-PI
2002Hajer Club
2003Ríver
2004Kedah FA
2005Cascavel
2006Libermorro
2006CENE
2006Rio Negro
2007-2008Libermorro
2009Fortaleza
2009-2010Hajer Club
2010Ferroviário
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Francisco Ernani Lima da Silva, better known as Mirandinha (born 2 July 1959 in Brasilia), is a former professional Brazilian footballer.

Mirandinha won four caps for the Brazilian national team, all in 1987, with his only international goal coming against England.[1]

He signed for Newcastle United in 1987 for £575,000, thus becoming the first Brazilian to play in English football.[2] He left Newcastle in 1989, returning to his former club Palmeiras.[3]

In 1991 he moved from Palmeiras to join Belenenses, although he was only there for a short time,[4] playing three Portuguese League matches.[5] By late February he was playing for Corinthians, and he scored two goals for them in the 1991 Copa Libertadores.[6]

After leaving Corinthians he played for Fortaleza, and he then had spells in Japan with Shimizu S-Pulse and Shonan Bellmare.[7]

As of July 2013 he was a director at Maguary, who were playing in the third division of the Campeonato Cearense.[8]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1987–88[9]Newcastle UnitedFirst Division26112021-32[A]13[A]
1988–89[9]2883121-35[B]10
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1991CorinthiansSérie A3[6]2
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1992Shimizu S-PulseJ. League 1--
1993Fujita IndustriesFootball League??
1994Bellmare HiratsukaJ. League 1-
Country Brazil
England 54195142-6723
Japan ??00-??
Total
A. ^ Two appearances and one goal in Simod Cup included in total.
B. ^ One appearance in Simod Cup and one appearance in Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy included in total.

References

  1. "Mirandinha". Sambafoot. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. "Mirandinha: Toon twice tried to tempt me back". Four Four Two. Haymarket Media Group. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. "Lembra Dele? De Fortaleza para o mundo, as corridas de Mirandinha". baú do esporte (in Portuguese). Globo. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. Andrzej Bazylczuk & Łukasz Miszewski (2 December 2010). "Z cyklu "Nieznani, a szkoda": Mirandinha". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Agora. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. "Mirandinha" (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 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)
  7. Profile at zerozerofootball
  8. 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.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Player Profile: Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (Mirandinha)". toon1892.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-07-15.