Miranda (footballer, born 1984)

Miranda

Miranda with Brazil in 2018
Personal information
Full name	João Miranda de Souza Filho[1]
Date of birth	(1984-09-07) 7 September 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth	Paranavaí, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2000–2001	Portuguesa Londrinense
2001–2004	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Coritiba	49	(2)
2005–2006	Sochaux	20	(0)
2006–2011	São Paulo	128	(4)
2011–2015	Atlético Madrid	117	(8)
2015–2019	Inter Milan	110	(1)
2019–2020	Jiangsu Suning	28	(2)
2021–2022	São Paulo	43	(0)
Total		494	(17)
International career
2007–2021	Brazil	58	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil Copa América Winner 2019 Brazil FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2009 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.