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| Full name | João Miranda de Souza Filho[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1984-09-07)7 September 1984 (age 41)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paranavaí, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Portuguesa Londrinense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Coritiba | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Coritiba | 49 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Sochaux | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | São Paulo | 216 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Atlético Madrid | 117 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Inter Milan | 110 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Jiangsu Suning | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | São Paulo | 57 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 596 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2019 | Brazil | 58 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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João Miranda de Souza Filho (born 7 September 1984), known asMiranda, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back.
Having begun his career atCoritiba, Miranda spent the 2005–06 season withSochaux in France before going to Brazil to play forSão Paulo. He won three consecutiveCampeonato Brasileiro Série A titles, and was named in theTeam of the Year four consecutive times from 2007 to 2010. In 2011, he joinedAtlético Madrid, where he won domestic and European honours, leaving for Inter for €15 million four years later.
Miranda made his full international debut forBrazil in 2009 and was a member of the squad which won theConfederations Cup that year. He also played at threeCopa América tournaments and the2018 FIFA World Cup, captaining Brazil at theCopa América Centenario in 2016 and winning the2019 Copa América.
Born inParanavaí,Paraná, Miranda started atCoritiba, where he made 89 appearances and scored 6 goals. On 29 July 2005, Miranda signed a four-year deal with French sideSochaux.[2] Miranda made twenty appearances for Sochaux as the club finished mid-table but he was not able to settle in France and soon moved back to his home country.
Miranda returned to Brazil in August 2006, on loan toSão Paulo FC.[3] In March 2007, he signed with São Paulo FC until 2011.[4] In the same year, São Paulo won the2006 Campeonato Brasileiro. He went on to win the2007 and the2008 editions of the Campeonato Brasileiro also, even 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 stay with the club, his individual performances did not go unheralded, as he was included in a further two "Team of the Year" squads in 2009 and 2010.
Miranda joined Spanish sideAtlético 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 club on 25 August 2011 in a 4–0 thumping ofPortuguese sideVitória S.C. in the second leg of theirEuropa League playoff round tie.[8] Miranda made hisLa Liga debut on 10 September in a 1–0 loss toValencia CF,Roberto Soldado scoring the game's only goal.[9]
The Brazilian defender scored his first goal for the capital club againstGranada CF on 11 March 2012, converting a pass fromDiego Godín to a goal in the top left corner of the net, pushing the club to a 2–0 league victory.[10] On 8 April, Miranda put in an underwhelming display against fellowChampions League chasing clubLevante UD, lettingArouna Koné in for Levante's second goal in the tenth minute and then picking up a red card with seven minutes left; Atlético lost the game 2–0 and Levante moved up to fourth place.[11] His first European goal for the club came later that month against Spanish opposition, scoring Atlético's second goal in an eventual 4–2 first-leg win against Valencia in the semi-finals of their Europa League encounter on 19 April.[12]
Miranda scored Atlético's third goal in their 4–1UEFA Super Cup thrashing ofEuropean ChampionsChelsea on 31 August 2012.[13] On 12 March 2013, Miranda renewed his contract with Madrid, keeping him in Spain until 2016.[14] In theCopa del Rey final on 17 May, Miranda provided the match-winner, scoring a header in added time of extra time to give Atlético a 2–1 victory overReal Madrid.[15] This ended a streak of 25 games, stretching back to 1999, without a win 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, alongside teammateFilipe Luís and Real Madrid'sSergio Ramos.[17]
On 30 June 2015,Serie A clubInter Milan announced that they had signed Miranda on a two-year loan, for €4 million, with an obligation to sign outright for an additional €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][better source needed]
Miranda made his Inter debut on 23 August as they began theseason with a 1–0 home win overAtalanta. He played 32 games over the campaign, scoring once in a 3–1 victory againstSampdoria at theSan Siro on 20 February 2016.[23] He was also sent off twice in his first year with theNerazzurri, the first coming on 27 September 2015 for a foul onNikola Kalinić in a 4–1 home loss toFiorentina that ended Inter's unbeaten start.[24]
On 26 July 2019, it was announced that Miranda's contract with Inter was terminated by a mutual consent.[25] Inter also announced that he was set to join Chinese clubJiangsu Suning.[26] 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]
In 6 March 2021, before the derby againstSantos at theCampeonato Paulista,São Paulo president Julio Casares confirmed the return of Miranda on afree transfer after days of negotiations. He signed a 1 year and 8 month contract.[28]
On January 11, 2023, Miranda announced his retirement at the age of 38, through his Instagram.[29][30]
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On 20 August 2007, Miranda received his first call-up to thenational team, along withThiago Silva, as a replacement forLúcio andLuisão in a friendly match againstAlgeria.[31][32] However, he did not make his debut as he was only an unused substitute during the match. More than a year later, Miranda made his first international appearance forBrazil in a2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstPeru on 1 April 2009. He came on as a substitute for Luisão who was injured during the game.[33]
Miranda was part of the Brazil squad which won the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. He replacedKléber at left-back for the second group game against theUnited States inPretoria, but he saw himself replaced in the third match byAndré 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 squad forLuiz Felipe Scolari's return as manager.[34] He was one of seven players put on standby for Brazil's2014 FIFA World Cup team.[35]
Under new coachDunga, Miranda became a regular starter in the Brazilian defence, replacing former captainThiago Silva asDavid Luiz's central defensive partner.[36] In May 2015, he was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the2015 Copa América held in Chile.[37] On 21 June, he replaced the suspendedNeymar ascaptain of theSeleção in a 2–1 win againstVenezuela.[38]
In May 2016, Miranda was named as Brazil's captain for theCopa América Centenario in the United States,[39] which ultimately ended in a group stage exit.
Miranda scored his first international goal on 6 September 2016, in the second minute of a 2–1 win overColombia in aWorld Cup qualifying match played inManaus.[40] In May 2018 managerTite named him in the final 23-man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[41] where he played as a starter in the five matches played by Brazil, which was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In May 2019, Miranda was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the2019 Copa América on home soil.[42] He made his only appearance in the competition in Brazil's 2–0 victory over rivalsArgentina in the semi-finals of the competition on 2 July, coming on as a second-half substitute forMarquinhos.[43] Brazil subsequently went on to win the title following a 3–1 win over Peru in thefinal on 7 July, at theMaracanã Stadium.[44]After two years, Miranda was recalled to the Brazil National Team for three World Cup qualifying matches against Chile, Argentina, and Peru. He was a reserve for all three games.
Miranda's sons, João Vitor Miranda and Lucas Miranda, are currently players in the youth sectors ofFK Dukla Banská Bystrica andSão Paulo FC, respectively.[45][46][47]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2004 | Série A | 40 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 2 | ||||||
| Sochaux | 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| São Paulo | 2006 | Série A | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 64 | 4 | ||||
| 2008 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 53 | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 57 | 2 | ||||
| 2011 | — | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 128 | 4 | 88 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 3 | — | 262 | 10 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 2011–12 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 35 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 117 | 8 | — | 17 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 178 | 13 | |||
| Inter Milan | 2015–16 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 121 | 1 | ||||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| São Paulo | 2021 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 82 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 494 | 17 | 102 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 102 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 743 | 30 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 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 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2016 | Arena da Amazônia,Manaus, Brazil |  Colombia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 23 March 2018 | Luzhniki Stadium,Moscow, Russia |  Russia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 16 October 2018 | King Abdullah Sports City,Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 Superclásico de las Américas |
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