Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho
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Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho, usually called Mirandinha, (born 26 February 1952) is a former Brazilian footballer
who was included in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
squad of the Brazil national football team
.
sent him to the Tampa Bay Rowdies mid-way through the North American Soccer League
season. This season, the Rowdies went to the championship where they fell to the New York Cosmos
. Mirandinha scored the lone Rowdies goal in the 3–1 loss. He began the 1979 season in Tampa Bay before being traded to the Memphis Rogues
on 7 June 1979.
Other clubs may have included ABC-RN
, Guará-DF
, Douradense-MS, União de Mogi-SP, Saad-SP, Independente de Limeira
. One game came in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
, a 0–0 tie with Scotland
in the first round.
Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...
who was included in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
squad of the Brazil national football team
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
.
Club career
Mirandinha spent his early career in Brazil. In 1978, São PauloSão Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
sent him to the Tampa Bay Rowdies mid-way through the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
season. This season, the Rowdies went to the championship where they fell to the New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
. Mirandinha scored the lone Rowdies goal in the 3–1 loss. He began the 1979 season in Tampa Bay before being traded to the Memphis Rogues
Memphis Rogues
The Memphis Rogues were a professional soccer team in the former North American Soccer League. They operated in the 1978, 1979, and 1980 seasons and played their home games in Memphis' Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.-History:...
on 7 June 1979.
Other clubs may have included ABC-RN
ABC Futebol Clube
ABC Futebol Clube, or ABC, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on June 29, 1915. ABC is the oldest club of Rio Grande do Norte state...
, Guará-DF
Clube de Regatas Guará
Clube de Regatas Guará, commonly known as Guará, are a Brazilian football team from Guará. They won the Campeonato Brasiliense once and competed in the Série A once.-History:...
, Douradense-MS, União de Mogi-SP, Saad-SP, Independente de Limeira
National team
Mirandinha earned three caps with the Brazilian national teamBrazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
. One game came in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
, a 0–0 tie with Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
in the first round.