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Miranda (surname)
Miranda is a Spanish, Portuguese, Sephardic Jewish, Italian and Maltese surname of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration". Notable people with the surname Miranda include: Sports * David Miranda (cyclist) (born 1942), Salvadoran cyclist * Denok Miranda (born 1982), Filipino basketball player * Enílton (Enílton Menezes de Miranda, born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Edison Miranda (born 1981), Colombian boxer * Gabriel Miranda (born 1968), Venezuelan footballer * George Miranda dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Gonzalo Miranda (born 1979), Chilean track and road cyclist * Jimmy Miranda, a member of the WWE ring crew who died in 2002 and for whom The Ultimate Warrior suggested a Jimmy Miranda Award be created * José Miranda (baseball) (born 1998), Puerto Rican baseball player * Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes (born 1983), Brazilian football player * Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva (born 1978), Brazilian football player * Luís Mário Miranda da Silva (born 1976), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Gil Miranda Da Silva
Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva (born 19 April 1978), known as just Leandro, is a Brazilian former footballer. Leandro signed a contract with Esporte Clube Barreira from April to July 2005. Leandro finished as the runner-up of 2005–06 Albanian Cup. He signed a contract with Duque de Caxias Duque is a Spanish surname meaning "duke". People Notable people with the name include: * Jaime Enrique Duque Correa (1943–2013), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop * Andrés Duque (21st century), American activist * Carlos Duque (1930–2014), Pa ... in April 2007, last until the end of year. He won 2007–08 Albanian Cup. References External links * * 1978 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Bangu Atlético Clube players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Kategoria Superiore players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Rio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Miranda Paz
Ana Maria Miranda Paz is a Galician politician of the Galician Nationalist Bloc. She has served thrice in the European Parliament. Career in the European Parliament 2009 European Parliament election Miranda was on the list of the Europe of the Peoples–Greens electoral alliance in the 2009 European Parliament election, 2009 European elections. The alliance won a single seat which was held first by Oriol Junqueras of ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia). Miranda joined the European Parliament in January 2012 after Junqueras stood down. She served until 2013.Ana Maria Miranda Paz European Parliament. 2014 European Parliament election In the 2014 European Parliament election, 2014 European elections, Miranda stood on the list of The Peoples Decide alliance. Th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zito (footballer, Born 1932)
José Ely de Miranda (8 August 1932 – 14 June 2015), commonly known as Zito, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the biggest idols of Santos FC, the club he represented for years. His club career was spent mostly in the service of Santos, captaining a side including Pelé to domestic and international successes. He was also part of the Brazilian squads which won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962. After his retirement as a player, Zito remained at Santos as a director and youth coordinator, developing several young future international players. Early life Born in Roseira, São Paulo, Zito initially intended to become a schoolteacher, and attended technical schools in his hometown, before pursuing a career as a footballer. Playing career Zito joined Santos in 1952, after finishing his formation at hometown amateur club Roseira FC, and spending two years at Taubaté. He made his debut for ''Peixe'' on 29 June 1952 in a 3–1 frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Miranda
Guillermo "Willy" Miranda Perez (May 24, 1926 — September 7, 1996) was a Cuban-born professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1951–1959. Though he was often dazzling in the field, he was a notoriously light hitter, batting .221 lifetime in the majors with a .271 slugging percentage. Born in Velasco, Cuba, Miranda was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed; he was listed at and . He was a popular shortstop in the Cuban professional winter league, distinguishing himself as an outstanding fielder. He became even more famous in his native country for being the first Cuban player since the World War I era (Ángel Aragón and Armando Marsans) to play for the New York Yankees. This was notable because it took place during the decade of the 1950s, when the Yankees won six World Series -- and because Miranda had grown up as a fan of that team. Miranda was on the Yankee roster for the 1953 World Series but did not appear in the Fall Classic. He p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Miranda
Roberto Lopes de Miranda, sometimes known as just Roberto (born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, 31 July 1943) is a former association footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. His nickname was "Vendaval" (meaning: Gale). Throughout his career (1962–1976) he played for Botafogo, Flamengo, Corinthians and América. He won two Rio de Janeiro State Championship (1967, 1968) and one Brazilian Cup in 1968. For the Brazilian national team he played 12 games between 1968 to 1972 and scored 6 goals. He was also part of the team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, playing in two matches. Together with Jairzinho, Robert Miranda formed a potent strike force which helped Botafogo to win the Rio (Carioca) Championship consecutively in 1967 and 1968. Roberto was a forthright striker much loved by the Botafogo supporters. In the 1960s, Santos of Pelé, Coutinho, Zito, Edu etc. and Botafogo of Zequinha, Gérson, Jairzinho, Roberto Miranda and Paulo Cesar were the two be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Garcia Miranda
Richard Garcia Miranda da Silva (born 15 October 1975), commonly known as Miran, is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Luxembourg club FC Mamer 32 as a centre forward. Football career Born in São Paulo, Miran started playing organized football already well into his 20s. In 2001, he moved to Portugal and signed with S.C. Braga, being relatively used during his sole season as the team finished in tenth position. Miran continued playing in the country in six of the following seven years, helping C.F. Estrela da Amadora promote to the Primeira Liga in 2003 with a career-best ten goals in 28 games. He also represented, always in the second division, C.D. Santa Clara, S.C. Beira-Mar, Portimonense S.C. and Varzim SC. In the 2007–08 campaign he played in Bulgaria, with FC Vihren Sandanski. In late March 2010, after a brief spell in Angola, Miran joined English club Atherstone Town after his international clearance was granted. He made his debut as a substitute in a 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Miranda Da Conceição
Rafael Miranda da Conceição or simply Rafael Miranda (born August 11, 1984), is a former Brazilian defensive midfielder. Career On 8 January 2010, Marítimo signed Brazilian midfielder from Atlético Mineiro until June 2013. On 15 June 2016, he signed for Vitória Guimarães. Honours ;Atlético Mineiro *Brazilian Série B: 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ... * Minas Gerais State League: 2007 References External links Official website* * 1984 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Club Athletico Paranaense players Esporte Clube Bahia players ABC Futebol Clube players Associação Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Miranda
Patricia Noriko Miranda (born June 11, 1979 in Manteca, California) is a former American collegiate wrestler. She is the first American woman in Olympic history to receive a medal in woman's Olympic wrestling, winning the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg or 106 lb weight class. As the daughter of political refugees from Brazil, Miranda began her wrestling career at age eleven by becoming the first female to wrestle at Redwood Middle School and Saratoga High School. Her father initially opposed her wrestling and once threatened to sue her high school for allowing his daughter to wrestle on the boys' team. He eventually allowed her to wrestle as long as she maintained a 4.0 grade point average. She continued wrestling at Stanford University and eventually earned a spot on the all-male NCAA Division 1 roster as a 125-pound starter. During her senior year, Miranda became only the second woman in NCAA history to beat a male opponent in com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda (footballer, Born 1984)
João Miranda de Souza Filho (born 7 September 1984), known as Miranda, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Having begun his career at Coritiba, Miranda spent the 2005–06 season with Sochaux in France before returning to Brazil to play for São Paulo. He won three consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles, and was named in the Team of the Year four consecutive times from 2007 to 2010. In 2011, he joined Atlético Madrid, where he won domestic and European honours, leaving for Inter for €15 million four years later. Miranda made his full international debut for Brazil in 2009 and was a member of the squad which won the Confederations Cup that year. He also played at three Copa América tournaments and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, captaining Brazil at the Copa América Centenario in 2016 and winning the 2019 Copa América. Club career Early career and São Paulo Born in Paranavaí, Paraná, Miranda started at Coritiba, where he mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Miranda
Michael Angelo Q. Miranda Sr. (born December 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 21st overall by Barako Bull Energy in the 2015 PBA draft. PBA career statistics ''As of the end of 2021 season'' Real GM Season-by-season averages , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , 2015–16 Barako Bull Energy season, Barako Bull , rowspan=2, 20 , , rowspan=2, 7.7 , , rowspan=2, .409 , , rowspan=2, .200 , , rowspan=2, .700 , , rowspan=2, 1.9 , , rowspan=2, .2 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, 2.3 , - , align=left , ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel Miranda
Miguel Ángel Miranda Guerra (born November 12, 1983) is a light-flyweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was defeated in the first round of the men's light-flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Yan Bartelemí. He had qualified for the Olympic Games by topping the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... Referencessports-reference 1983 births Living people Light-flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Venezuela Venezuelan male boxers {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
