Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho, usually called Mirandinha, (born 26 February 1952) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. At international level, he was included in the Brazilian squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Mirandinha spent his early career in Brazil. In 1978,

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sent him to the

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midway through the North American Soccer League season. That season, the Rowdies went to the championship where they fell to the

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. Mirandinha scored the lone Rowdies goal in the 3–1

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loss. He also co-led the team in goals for the Rowdies' brief winter

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campaign of 1979, scoring five times in five matches. He began the 1979 season in Tampa Bay before being traded to the

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on 7 June 1979. Other clubs may have included ABC-RN, Guará-DF, Douradense-MS, União de Mogi-SP, Saad-SP, Independente de Limeira

International career

Mirandinha earned four

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with the Brazil national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring no goals and accumulating one yellow card in a first round match versus

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. His other appearances included once as a starter in a 0–0 tie against

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in the first round, and twice more as a second-half substitute in losses to

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in the second round and to

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in the third place match. He was also an unused substitute in three additional matches in the tournament.

References

External links

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FIFA player profile

1952 births Living people People from Bebedouro Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players São Paulo FC players Memphis Rogues players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Men's association football forwards Footballers from São Paulo (state) Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Brazil-footy-forward-1950s-stub