Mirandinha

Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (born 2 July 1959 in Brasilia), better known as Mirandinha, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

For the Brazilian footballer who played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, see Mirandinha (footballer, born 1952).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Mirandinha
Personal information
Full name Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva
Date of birth (1959-07-02) 2 July 1959
Place of birth Chaval, Ceará, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Ferroviario
1978–1979 Ponte Preta
1979–1980 Palmeiras
1980–1982 Botafogo
1983–1984 Náutico
1985 Portuguesa
1986–1987 Palmeiras
1987–1989 Newcastle United 54 (19)
1989–1991 Palmeiras 3 (2)
1991 Belenenses
1991 Corinthians
1991 Fortaleza
1992 Shimizu S-Pulse
1993–1994 Bellmare Hiratsuka
1995 Fortaleza
National team
1987 Brazil 4 (1)
Teams managed
1996 Ferroviario
1997 Botafogo-DF
1998 Hajer Club
1999 Goiânia
1999 Rio Negro
1999–2000 Al-Raed
2000 Nacional de Manaus
2001 Rio Negro
2002 Flamengo-PI
2002 Hajer Club
2003 Ríver
2004 Kedah FA
2005 Cascavel
2006 Libermorro
2006 Rio Negro
2007–2008 Libermorro
2008 Fortaleza
2009–2010 Hajer Club
2010 Parnahyba
2010 Ferroviario
2012 Maguary
2015 Al-Ahly Shendi
2016 Itapirense
2017– Genus
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He had unsuccessful early spells at Ceará and Fortaleza, before finding some success at the 'third club' in Fortaleza city, Ferroviário. He then moved to play for Ponte Preta.[1] As of 1981 he was playing for Botafogo in the Taça de Ouro.[2]

Mirandinha signed for Newcastle United in 1987 for £575,000, becoming the first Brazilian to play in English football.[3] He made his debut in September 1987, in a 1–1 draw away to Norwich City.[4] He left Newcastle in 1989, returning to his former club Palmeiras.[5]

In 1991, he moved from Palmeiras to join Belenenses, although he was only there for a short time,[6] playing three Portuguese League matches.[7] By late February he was playing for Corinthians, and he scored two goals for them in the 1991 Copa Libertadores.[8]

After leaving Corinthians he played for Fortaleza, and he then had spells in Japan with Shimizu S-Pulse and Shonan Bellmare.[9]

International career

Mirandinha won four caps for the Brazilian national team, all in 1987, with his only international goal coming against England in a 1–1 draw during the 1987 Rous Cup.[10]

Post-playing career

As of July 2013 he was a director at Maguary, who were playing in the third division of the Campeonato Cearense.[11] In 2014 he was the manager of the Castelão stadium in Fortaleza, a host venue in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1987–88[12]Newcastle UnitedFirst Division26112021-32[A]13[A]
1988–89[12]2883121-35[B]10
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1991CorinthiansSérie A3[8]2
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1992Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League-82-82
1993Fujita IndustriesFootball League1712322014
1994Bellmare HiratsukaJ1 League13210-142
CountryBrazil
England 54195142-6723
Japan 301400124-4218
Total
A. ^ Two appearances and one goal in Simod Cup included in total.
B. ^ One appearance in Simod Cup and one appearance in Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy included in total.

References
  1. "Mirandinha: das ruas..." Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). Verdes Mares. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "Mirandinha". Placar (in Portuguese). Editoria Abril: 4–5. 30 January 1981.
  3. "Mirandinha: Toon twice tried to tempt me back". Four Four Two. Haymarket Media Group. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. Riach, James (28 May 2014). "Mirandinha says England players will find it hard to breathe in Manaus". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. "Lembra Dele? De Fortaleza para o mundo, as corridas de Mirandinha". baú do esporte (in Portuguese). Globo. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. Andrzej Bazylczuk & Łukasz Miszewski (2 December 2010). "Z cyklu "Nieznani, a szkoda": Mirandinha". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Agora. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  7. "Mirandinha" (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  8. 1991 Copa Libertadores results and line-ups at RSSSF (although appearance data is not listed for Corinthians match against Flamengo on 20 March 1991, which was abandoned, although the match was declared valid)
  9. Profile at zerozerofootball Archived 4 August 2012 at Archive.today
  10. "Mirandinha". Sambafoot. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  11. Caio Costa (25 July 2013). "Maguary busca renascer no futebol cearense Quatro vezes campeão cearense, o Maguary que voltar a elite até 2016, pelo menos ó que diz Miradinha, ex-jogador, atual dirigente do clube" (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceara. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  12. "Player Profile: Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (Mirandinha)". toon1892.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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