Franco Andrés Miranda (born 13 May 1985) is an Argentine footballer who played as a left full back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Andrés Miranda | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2001 | C.A.I. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | C.A.I. | (?) | |
| 2003–2005 | River Plate | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Racing Club | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Helsingborgs IF | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | C.A.I. | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | → St Mirren (loan) | 46 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Chacarita Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | C.A.I. | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Tiro Federal | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Patronato | 31 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Sportivo Belgrano | 55 | (2) |
| 2015 | Instituto ACC | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | Juventud Unida | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–XXXX | CA Pellegrini | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 3 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Miranda signed for St Mirren in August 2007, on loan from Argentine club CAI. He had returned to Argentina from Sweden, where he was with Helsingborg. Miranda has also played for River Plate during his career.
In the 2007/08 close season, he had been training with Scottish Premier League team St Mirren and a one-year loan deal was eventually agreed with them. On 10 August 2007 St Mirren received international clearance to finalise the deal to bring Miranda to the club.[1] Miranda scored on his debut, opening goal of a 2–1 win against Inverness. On 2 September 2007, Miranda scored the only goal for St Mirren in a match against Celtic but scored an own goal as the club was defeated 5–1 heavily. The next game could have been more worse for Miranda when he was sent off for second bookable offense in a 2–0 loss against Dundee United. But after a fine season with the Buddies, his loan spell was extended by a further season in June 2008.[2] Miranda would score twice against Hamilton and Rangers respectively. Miranda's last St Mirren game was a 3–2 defeat against Dundee United at Tannadice in January 2009. Shortly after this game Miranda suffered a knee injury which ended his season and he then left the Buddies in July 2009 to return to Argentina, where he signed for newly promoted Chacarita Juniors.[citation needed] During his time at St.Mirren, Miranda remains a popular figure at the club and became a regular player, playing in the left back position.[3]
At Chacarita Juniors, Miranda made just 6 appearances and at the end of the 2009/10 season he moved on to Argentine Second Division club Independiente Rivadavia, however it appears that he suffered a setback in passing a medical.[4]
Franco agreed to return to St Mirren on 28 August 2012, and flew to Scotland to conclude the deal[3] However, on 10 September 2012, it was confirmed that St Mirren had pulled out of the deal and that they would instead sign Graeme MacGregor and not signing Franco Miranda.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Miranda completes move to Buddies". BBC Sport. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "New Saints loan deal for Miranda". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Miranda set to return". St Nirren Mad. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Mainguyague quiere ser titular el domingo ante Tiro Federal". 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "ST MIRREN SAY NO TO MIRANDA". EXPRESS. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "St Mirren boss Lennon ends interest in Franco Miranda". Daily Record. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links edit
- Franco Miranda at Soccerbase
- Franco Miranda at BDFA (in Spanish)
