Clifford Miranda

Clifford Miranda

Personal information
Full name	Clifford Rayes Miranda
Date of birth	(1982-07-11) 11 July 1982
Place of birth	Margao, Goa, India
Height
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Atlético de Kolkata (on loan from Dempo)
Number	15
Youth career
1996–2000	Tata FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–	Dempo
2014	→ FC Goa (loan)	11	(0)
2015-	→ Atlético de Kolkata (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2005–2014	India	43	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 24 April 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:15, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Clifford Rayes Miranda (born on 11 July 1982 in Margao in Goa) is an Indian footballer who currently plays as a Left Winger for Dempo in the I-League and for India at international level.

Club Career

After starting his career with the Salcete FC, a team renowned in South Goa for being a nursery of young players. He moved to the prestigious Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur where he honed his football skills for four years.

Clifford was the only TFA graduate from his batch to sign a professional contract when he signed for Dempo, a second division club in 2000. He helped Dempo lift the National League title five times and the Indian Federation Cup in 2004. He was also part of the team that played the 2008 AFC Cup semi-finals.

In July 2015 Miranda was drafted to play for Atlético de Kolkata in the 2015 Indian Super League.

International Career

Miranda made his debut against the archrivals Pakistan in 2004, he has been an integral part of the national outfit. During the Bob Houghton era, Clifford became a regular member of his team due to his ability to dribble and deliver deadly crosses from the left side of the field.

Silverware too have never eluded the winger on the national scene. He was a part of the Nehru Cup winning squads of 2007 and 2009 and helped Baichung Bhutia, the then captain of the Indian team lift the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. He was also a member of the India team that participated in the 2011 Asia Cup in Qatar.

International statistics

As of 4 July 2014

India national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2005	3	0
2006	0	0
2007	6	0
2008	4	0
2009	0	0
2010	7	0
2011	11	3
2012	4	0
2013	7	3
2014	1	0
Total	43	6

International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi	Bhutan	2–0	5–0	2011 SAFF Championship
2.	5 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi	Bhutan	3-0	5-0	2011 SAFF Championship
3.	11 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi	Afghanistan	2–0	4–0	2011 SAFF Championship
4.	6 February 2013	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi	Palestine	1-0	2-4	Friendly
5.	4 March 2013	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Guam	1-0	4-0	2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
6.	19 November 2013	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri	Nepal	2-0	2-0	Friendly

External links

• Profile at Goal.com
• Clifford Miranda at National-Football-Teams.com