Juan de la Cruz Fernández Miranda (born November 11, 1974, in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

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) is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre. He won 29 caps for

, from 1997 to 2007. He made his international test debut at the age of 22 on 27 September 1997 against

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. He scored 165 points for Argentina including 5 tries. He played most of his career for the

Hindú Club Hindú Club is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in the Don Torcuato district of Tigre Partido. The institution is mostly known for its rugby union team, which currently competes in the Torneo de la URBA, Top 12, the first division of the U ...

in Argentina, and the Buenos Aires Representative Team, where he was in charge of the strategic management of Hindú Club and the Buenos Aires representative team alongside his older brother, fellow Puma

Nicolás Fernández Miranda Nicolás Fernández Miranda (born November 25, 1972, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former rugby union footballer. He won over 40 caps, with six as captain playing at scrum half for the Argentina rugby union side (''los Pumas''). He made his ...

. He was also an active sevens player and has represented Argentina in five tournaments. He finished his player career in 2009, becoming Hindú Club coach afterwards. Juan Fernández Miranda was awarded the prestigious

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for Rugby in 1997. He went to represent

at the

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finals and the

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finals.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez Miranda, Juan De La Cruz 1974 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Argentine rugby union coaches Hindú Club players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Argentina international rugby union players Argentina international rugby sevens players 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 20th-century Argentine sportsmen