Carolina Miranda (footballer)
Spanish footballer and manager
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Carolina Miranda Calleja, better known as Carol Miranda, is a retired Spanish football midfielder and the current manager of the women's team of Valencia CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carolina Miranda Calleja | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Lagunak | ||
| 2002–2005 | Sabadell | ||
| 2005–2009 | Espanyol | ||
| 2009–2013 | Sant Gabriel | ||
| 2013–2016 | Levante Las Planas | ||
| 2016–2018 | Seagull | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Valencia (women, caretaker) | ||
| 2020 | Valencia (women, caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Miranda played for SD Lagunak, CE Sabadell, RCD Espanyol[1] and several Catalan teams in the Spanish Primera División.
Managerial career
On 15 April 2019, Miranda was appointed as head coach of women's Valencia, where she was assistant coach until the sack of Óscar Suárez.[2]
After her first experience as head coach, she remained in the club as director of football. She came back to the bench of Valencia on 2 February 2020, as caretaker coach after the dismissal of Irene Ferreras.[3] She only managed the team in the 2–7 Copa de la Reina loss against Deportivo La Coruña.
Titles
- 1 Spanish League (2006)
- 3 Spanish Cups (2003, 2006, 2009)
