Miranda (born 1984)

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Miranda
Personal information
Full name:	João Miranda de Souza Filho
Date of birth:	7 September 1984 (1984-09-07)
Place of birth:	Paranavaí, Brazil
Height:	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position:	Centre back
Club information
Current club	São Paulo
Number:	TBA
Youth clubs
	Coritiba
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2011 2011–2015 2015–2019 2019–2020 2021–	Coritiba Sochaux São Paulo Atlético Madrid Inter Jiangsu Suning São Paulo	049 00(2) 020 00(0) 128 00(4) 117 00(7) 109 00(1) 028 00(2) 000 00(0)
National team
2009–	Brazil	058 00(3)

João Miranda de Souza Filho (born 7 September 1984), also known as João Miranda, or simply Miranda is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for São Paulo and the Brazil national team.

Having begun his career at Coritiba, he spent the 2005–06 season with Sochaux in France before returning to Brazil to play for São Paulo. In 2011 he joined Atlético Madrid, where he won domestic and European honours, leaving for Inter for €15 million four years later.

Miranda made his full international debut for Brazil in 2009 and was a member of the squad which won the Confederations Cup that year, also playing at the 2015 Copa América.

Honours

Club

São Paulo

• Série A: 2006, 2007, 2008

Atlético Madrid

• La Liga: 2013–14
• Copa del Rey: 2012–13
• Supercopa de España: 2014; runner-up: 2013
• UEFA Europa League: 2011–12
• UEFA Super Cup: 2012
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013–14

Jiangsu Suning

• Chinese Super League: 2020

International

Brazil

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009
• Copa América: 2019

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Bola de Prata: 2008, 2009

External links

• Atlético Madrid official profile
• João Miranda at National-Football-Teams.com
• João Miranda FIFA competition record

Jiangsu Suning F.C. squad - 2016

1. Gu Chao 2. Li Ang 3. Sainsbury 4. Zhong Yi 5. Zhou Yun 7. Zhang Xinlin 8. Liu Jianye 9. Lu Bofei 11. Escudero 12. Zhang Xiaobin 13. Tao Yuan 14. Qu Cheng 15. Cao Kang 16. Sammir 17. Xu Youzhi 18. Zhang Wei 19. Yang Hao 22. Wu Xi 23. Ren Hang 24. Ji Xiang 25. Jiang Hao 26. Wang Xijie 28. Yang Xiaotian 30. Zhang Sipeng 33. Gu Wenxiang 50. Ge Wei -. Ramires -. Teixeira -. Jô Manager:   Dan Petrescu

Brazil – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

1. Júlio César 2. Maicon 3. Lúcio (c) 4. Juan 5. Felipe Melo 6. Kléber 7. Elano 8. Gilberto Silva 9. Luís Fabiano 10. Kaká 11. Robinho 12. Victor 13. Dani Alves 14. Luisão 15. Miranda 16. André Santos 17. Josué 18. Ramires 19. Júlio Baptista 20. Kléberson 21. Pato 22. Nilmar 23. Gomes Manager:   Dunga

Brazil – 2015 Copa América – Quarter-finals

1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Miranda 4. David Luiz 5. Fernandinho 6. Filipe Luís 7. Douglas Costa 8. Elias 9. Tardelli 10. Neymar (c) 11. Firmino 12. Neto 13. Marquinhos 14. Thiago Silva 15. Geferson 16. Fabinho 17. Fred 18. Everton Ribeiro 19. Willian 20. Robinho 21. Coutinho 22. Casemiro 23. Marcelo Grohe Manager:   Dunga

Brazil – Copa América Centenario – Group stage group B

Manager:   Dunga

Brazil – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals

1. Alisson 2. Thiago Silva 3. Miranda 4. Geromel 5. Casemiro 6. Filipe Luís 7. Douglas Costa 8. Renato Augusto 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Neymar 11. Coutinho 12. Marcelo 13. Marquinhos 14. Danilo 15. Paulinho 16. Cássio 17. Fernandinho 18. Fred 19. Willian 20. Firmino 21. Taison 22. Fagner 23. Ederson Manager:   Tite

Brazil – 2019 Copa América – Winners (9th title)

1. Alisson 2. Thiago Silva 3. Miranda 4. Marquinhos 5. Casemiro 6. Filipe Luís 7. David Neres 8. Arthur 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Willian 11. Coutinho 12. Alex Sandro 13. Militão 14. Allan 15. Cássio 16. Fernandinho 17. Paquetá 18. Everton 19. Firmino 20. Richarlison 21. Fagner 22. Ederson Manager:   Tite