Osvaldo Miranda (footballer)

Osvaldo Noé Miranda (born 24 June 1984 in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza) is an Argentine football striker.

Osvaldo Miranda
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Noé Miranda
Date of birth (1984-06-24) 24 June 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Luján de Cuyo, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Luján de Cuyo 18 (2)
2003–2004 Godoy Cruz 29 (7)
2004–2005 Almagro 32 (9)
2005 Racing Club 5 (0)
2005–2006 Independiente 13 (1)
2006–2007 Godoy Cruz 24 (2)
2007 Gimnasia de Jujuy 19 (4)
2008–2010 Dinamo Bucureşti 28 (4)
2009–2010Astra Ploieşti (loan) 9 (2)
2010Belgrano (loan) 18 (1)
2010–2011 Astra Ploieşti 39 (1)
2012–2013 Ferro Carril Oeste 53 (13)
2013–2014 Argentinos Juniors 8 (1)
2014 Sportivo Belgrano 13 (1)
2014–2015 Gimnasia de Jujuy 38 (6)
2016–2017 Central Córdoba 56 (8)
2017–2018 Los Andes 9 (0)
2018 Crucero del Norte 21 (5)
2018–2019 AA Estudiantes 5 (1)
2019 Deportivo Maipú 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:11, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Career edit

Miranda started his career in 2002 at Luján de Cuyo in the 3rd division interior. In 2003, he joined Godoy Cruz in the 2nd division.

In 2004, he got his chance to play in the Primera, with Almagro he excelled in his first season, finishing as the 2nd top scorer in the Apertura 2004 tournaments. One of the highlights of his time at Almagro was scoring in a 2-0 win over Club Atlético River Plate at the Monumental. Despite his goals Almagro were relegated at the end of the 2004-2005 season.

Miranda had short spells with Racing Club and Independiente before returning to Mendoza Province to rejoin Godoy Cruz in 2006. After Godoy Cruz were relegated from the Primera at the end of the 2006-2007 season Miranda moved to Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy.

On February 7, 2008, Miranda signed a three-year contract with Romanian football team FC Dinamo Bucureşti. The reported transfer fee is $1.5 million.[1] On 26 August 2010 Miranda signed with Astra Ploieşti.[2]

In June 2019, Miranda joined Deportivo Maipú.[3] He left the club at the end of the year.

References edit

  1. ^ "Miranda a semnat cu Dinamo!". OnlineSport. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  2. ^ "Miranda și Grigore". FC Astra. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  3. ^ Osvaldo Miranda podría reforzar al Cruzado, mendovoz.com, 15 June 2019

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