brazilian association football player
For the brazilian football player who plays for portuguese baseball club Covilhã, see Miranda ( football player, digest 1998 )
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João Miranda de Souza Filho ( bear 7 September 1984 ), known as Miranda, is a brazilian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for São Paulo FC and the Brazil national team. Having begun his career at Coritiba, Miranda spent the 2005–06 season with Sochaux in France before returning to Brazil to play for São Paulo. He won three consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles, and was named in the team of the Year four straight times from 2007 to 2010. In 2011, he joined Atlético Madrid, where he won domestic and european award, leaving for Inter for €15 million four years belated. Miranda made his full external debut for Brazil in 2009 and was a extremity of the squad which won the Confederations Cup that year. He besides played at three Copa América tournaments and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, captaining Brazil at the Copa América Centenario in 2016 and winning the 2019 Copa América .

Club career [edit ]

early career and São Paulo [edit ]

Born in Paranavaí, Paraná, Miranda started at Coritiba, where he made 89 appearances and scored 6 goals. On 29 July 2005, Miranda signed a four-year bargain with french side Sochaux. [ 2 ] Miranda made twenty appearances for Sochaux as the cabaret finished mid-table but he was not able to settle in France and soon moved back to his home area. Miranda returned to Brazil in August 2006, on loan to São Paulo FC. [ 3 ] In March 2007, he signed with São Paulo FC until 2011. [ 4 ] In the lapp year, São Paulo won the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro. He went on to win the 2007 and the 2008 editions of the Campeonato Brasileiro besides, tied being selected for the “ team of the year ” in both 2007 [ 5 ] and 2008 respectively. [ 6 ] While São Paulo failed to win any more national titles during Miranda ‘s bide with the club, his individual performances did not go unannounced, as he was included in a further two “ team of the year ” squads in 2009 and 2010 .

Atlético Madrid [edit ]

Miranda joined spanish slope Atlético Madrid in July 2011 upon signing a three-year pre-contractual agreement in January 2011 with Atlético after deciding not to renew his contract with São Paulo which was due to expire in July 2011. [ 7 ] Miranda made his competitive debut for his new golf club on 25 August 2011 in a 4–0 beat of portuguese side Vitória S.C. in the second stage of their Europa League playoff round off link. [ 8 ] Miranda made his La Liga debut on 10 September in a 1–0 loss to Valencia CF, Roberto Soldado scoring the game ‘s only goal. [ 9 ] The brazilian defender scored his first finish for the capital golf club against Granada CF on 11 March 2012, converting a pass from Diego Godín to a goal in the top impart corner of the net income, pushing the cabaret to a 2–0 league victory. [ 10 ] On 8 April, Miranda put in an underwhelming expose against boyfriend Champions League chasing clubhouse Levante UD, letting Arouna Koné in for Levante ‘s second goal in the tenth minute and then picking up a bolshevik calling card with seven minutes left ; Atlético lost the plot 2–0 and Levante moved up to one-fourth place. [ 11 ] His first european goal for the club came late that calendar month against spanish enemy, scoring Atlético ‘s second goal in an eventual 4–2 first-leg win against Valencia in the semi-finals of their Europa League find on 19 April. [ 12 ] Miranda scored Atlético ‘s third goal in their 4–1 UEFA Super Cup beating of european Champions Chelsea on 31 August 2012. [ 13 ] On 12 March 2013, Miranda renewed his sign with Madrid, keeping him in Spain until 2016. [ 14 ] In the Copa del Rey concluding on 17 May, Miranda provided the match-winner, scoring a heading in add fourth dimension of supernumerary time to give Atlético a 2–1 victory over real Madrid. [ 15 ] This ended a stripe of 25 games, stretching back to 1999, without a gain against their city rivals. [ 16 ] After helping Atlético to their first league title in 17 years, Miranda was nominated in 2014 as the best defender in La Liga, aboard teammate Filipe Luís and Real Madrid ‘s Sergio Ramos. [ 17 ]

Inter Milan [edit ]

On 30 June 2015, Serie A club Inter Milan announced that they had signed Miranda on a biennial lend, for €4 million, with an duty to sign outright for an extra €11 million on 1 July 2017, with conditions that would push the date even earlier. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The obligation was activated after Miranda ‘s 2016–17 season debut for Inter on 20 July. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Miranda made his Inter debut on 23 August as they began the season with a 1–0 home winnings over Atalanta. He played 32 games over the campaign, scoring once in a 3–1 victory against Sampdoria at the San Siro on 20 February 2016. [ 23 ] He was besides sent off doubly in his beginning year with the Nerazzurri, the first coming on 27 September 2015 for a foul on Nikola Kalinić in a 4–1 home loss to Fiorentina that ended Inter ‘s unbeaten start. [ 24 ]

Jiangsu Suning [edit ]

On 26 July 2019 it was announced that Miranda ‘s narrow with Inter was terminated by a reciprocal consent. [ 25 ] Inter besides announced that he was set to join chinese club Jiangsu Suning. [ 26 ] however, on 28 February 2021, Jiangsu announced that the club would be dissolved, and because of that, all players contracted to the club would be released, including Miranda. [ 27 ]

restitution to São Paulo [edit ]

In 6 March 2021, before the bowler hat against Santos at the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo president Julio Casares confirmed the return of Miranda on a free transfer after days of negotiations. He signed a 1 class and 8 calendar month contract. [ 28 ]

International career [edit ]

Miranda celebrating his goal in a March 2018 friendly away to Russia On 20 August 2007, Miranda received his first call-up to the national team, along with Thiago Silva, as a substitute for Lúcio and Luisão in a friendly match against Algeria. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] however, he did not make his debut as he was only an unused utility during the match. More than a year subsequently, Miranda made his beginning international appearance for Brazil in a 2010 FIFA World Cup reservation match against Peru on 1 April 2009. He came on as a substitute for Luisão who was injured during the game. [ 31 ]

Miranda was character of the Brazil police squad which won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. He replaced Kléber at left-back for the irregular group bet on against the United States in Pretoria, but he saw himself replaced in the third base match by André Santos, who remained in the position for the rest of the tournament. In January 2013, Miranda was called up for Brazil for the first time since 2009 ahead of a friendly against England ; it was the first police squad for Luiz Felipe Scolari ‘s return as coach. [ 32 ] He was one of seven players put on standby for Brazil ‘s 2014 FIFA World Cup team. [ 33 ] Under new bus Dunga, Miranda became a regular newcomer in the brazilian defense, replacing early captain Thiago Silva as David Luiz ‘s cardinal defensive partner. [ 34 ] In May 2015, he was included in Brazil ‘s 23-man team for the 2015 Copa América held in Chile. [ 35 ] On 21 June, he replaced the suspended Neymar as master of the Seleção in a 2–1 win against Venezuela. [ 36 ] In May 2016, Miranda was named as Brazil ‘s captain for the Copa América Centenario in the United States, [ 37 ] which ultimately ended in a group stagecoach exit. Miranda scored his first international finish on 6 September 2016, in the second minute of a 2–1 win over Colombia in Manaus in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. [ 38 ] Manager Tite named him in the final 23-man team for the finals in Russia. [ 39 ] In May 2019, Miranda was included in Brazil ‘s 23-man police squad for the 2019 Copa América on home land. [ 40 ] He made his alone appearance in the competition in Brazil ‘s 2–0 victory over rivals Argentina in the semi-finals of the rival on 2 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marquinhos. [ 41 ] Brazil subsequently went on to win the title following a 3–1 succeed over Peru in the final on 7 July, at the Maracanã Stadium. [ 42 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 2 May 2021[43][44]

International [edit ]

As of 2 July 2019[45]

Brazil

Year
Apps
Goals

2009
6
0

2013
1
0

2014
6
0

2015
14
0

2016
10
1

2017
6
0

2018
11
2

2019
4
0

Total
58
3

Scores and results list Brazil’s goal tally first.

Honours [edit ]

Miranda on Atlético Madrid ‘s victory parade after winning the league in 2014 São Paulo
Atlético Madrid
Jiangsu Suning
Brazil
Individual

References [edit ]

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