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{{Short description|Indian footballer and coach}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Clifford Miranda
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Clifford Rayes Miranda
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|7|11}}
| birth_place = [[Margao]], [[Goa]], India
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| position = [[Midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[FC Goa|Goa]] (assistant)
| youthyears1 = 1996–2000
| youthclubs1 = [[Tata Football Academy|Tata FA]]
| years1 = 2000–2015
| clubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = [[ATK (football club)|Atlético de Kolkata]]
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2014
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 45
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| manageryears1 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Goa Reserves|Goa Reserves]]
| manageryears2 = 2019–
| managerclubs2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2020
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Goa|Goa]] (interim)
}}

'''Clifford Rayes Miranda''' (born 11 July 1982) is an Indian professional [[Association football|football]] coach and former player. He is currently the [[Manager (association football)|head coach]] of [[I-League 2nd Division]] side [[FC Goa Reserves|Goa Reserves]], the reserve team of [[Indian Super League]] side [[FC Goa]]. During his playing days, Miranda played for [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] and [[I-League]] from 2000–2015. During his time with the Goan side, Miranda helped Dempo win five league titles and four domestic cup honours.

Miranda was also a part of the [[India national football team|India national team]] from 2005 to 2014, earning 45 caps and scoring six goals. While representing his country, Miranda helped India win the [[AFC Challenge Cup]] in 2008, thus qualifying the side for the [[AFC Asian Cup]]. He also won two [[SAFF Championship]] tournaments.

==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 [[Tata Football Academy|TFA]] graduate from his batch to sign a professional contract when he signed for [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]], a second division club in 2000. He helped [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] lift the [[National Football League (India)|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.

In July 2015 Miranda was drafted to play for [[Atlético de Kolkata]] in the [[2015 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Indian Super League clubs' domestic transfer dealings |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13440952/indian-super-league-clubs-domestic-transfer-dealings?ICID=SP |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |accessdate=12 July 2015 |archive-date=6 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006154822/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13440952/indian-super-league-clubs-domestic-transfer-dealings?ICID=SP |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
Miranda made his debut against [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]] in 2005. During the [[Bob Houghton]] era, Miranda became a regular member of Houghton's team due to his ability to dribble and deliver deadly crosses from the left side of the field.

Miranda 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]].

===International statistics===
{{updated|4 July 2014}}<ref>{{NFT player|id=12941|accessdate=}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[India national football team|India national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2005||3||0
|-
|2006||0||0
|-
|2007||6||0
|-
|2008||4||0
|-
|2009||0||0
|-
|2010||7||0
|-
|2011||10||3
|-
|2012||6||0
|-
|2013||7||3
|-
|2014||2||0
|-
! Total !! 45 !! 6
|}

===International Goals===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; margin:auto;"
|-
!Goal
!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition
|-
| 1. || 5 December 2011 || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi]] || {{fb|BHU}} || '''2'''–0 || 5–0 || [[2011 SAFF Championship]]
|-
| 2. || 5 December 2011 || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi]] || {{fb|BHU}} || '''3'''-0 || 5-0 || [[2011 SAFF Championship]]
|-
| 3. || 11 December 2011 || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi]] || {{fb|AFG|2004}} || '''2'''–0 || 4–0 || [[2011 SAFF Championship]]
|-
| 4. || 6 February 2013 || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi]] || {{fb|PLE}} || '''1'''-0 || 2-4 || Friendly
|-
|5. || 4 March 2013 || [[Thuwunna Stadium]], [[Yangon]] || {{fb|GUM}} || '''1'''-0 || 4-0 || [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]]
|-
|6. || 19 November 2013 || [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]], [[Siliguri]] || {{fb|NEP}} || '''2'''-0 || 2-0 || Friendly
|}

==Coaching career==
Miranda retired from playing football in 2017 and went into coaching after being convinced to do so by his former coach, [[Derrick Pereira]].<ref name="DC">{{cite news |last1=Noronha |first1=Anselm |title='Derrick convinced me into coaching' - Clifford Miranda turns to management |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/derrick-convinced-me-into-coaching-clifford-miranda-turns-to/12a743c5ss2t71duugj7u88x80 |accessdate=3 February 2019 |work=Goal.com |date=1 September 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203152158/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/derrick-convinced-me-into-coaching-clifford-miranda-turns-to/12a743c5ss2t71duugj7u88x80 |url-status=live }}</ref> He joined his former playing club, [[FC Goa|Goa]], as assistant to Pereira for the club's youth development team and reserve side.<ref name="DC"/> In 2018, Miranda became the head coach of [[FC Goa Reserves|Goa Reserves]] side in the [[Goa Professional League]] and [[I-League 2nd Division]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Panjim Footballers hold Goan FC |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Panjim-Footballers-hold-Goan-FC-/129437.html |accessdate=3 February 2019 |work=Herald Goa |date=13 April 2018 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203201742/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Panjim-Footballers-hold-Goan-FC-/129437.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honour==

===Dempo===
*'''[[I-League]]: 3'''
::[[2007–08 I-League|2007–08]], [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]], [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]<ref name=ileag/>
*'''[[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]: 2'''
::2005, 2007<ref name=ileag>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiachamp.html India – List of National Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823022558/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiachamp.html |date=23 August 2017 }}, RSSSF.com</ref>
*'''[[Durand Cup]]: 1'''
::2006<ref name=dur>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html India – List of Durand Cup Finals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html |date=29 July 2014 }}, RSSSF.com</ref>
*'''[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: 1'''
::2004<ref name=fedcup>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacuphist.html India – List of Federation Cup Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217082516/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacuphist.html |date=17 February 2014 }}, RSSSF.com</ref>
*'''[[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]]: 2'''
::2008, 2010<ref name=super>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiasupcuphist.html India – List of Super Cup Finals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803123822/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/indiasupcuphist.html |date=3 August 2014 }}, RSSSF.com</ref>

===International===
* '''[[AFC Challenge Cup]]'''
:'''Champions''' (1): [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]
* '''[[SAFF Championship]]'''
:'''Winners''' (2): [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2005]], [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]]
:Runners-up (2): [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]], [[2013 SAFF Championship|2013]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/25381/clifford-miranda Profile] at Goal.com
* {{NFT player|12941}}

{{India Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{FC Goa managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miranda, Clifford}}
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