Marcelo Miranda (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Alejandro Miranda Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Soprole | |||
| 1983–1987 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Malleco Unido (loan) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Malleco Unido | ||
| 1989–1991 | Deportes Concepción | 71 | (4) |
| 1992–2000 | Cobreloa | 274 | (16) |
| 2001 | Colo-Colo | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Chile | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Hossana | ||
| 2007–2008 | Malleco Unido | ||
| 2008–2009 | Naval | ||
| 2010 | Unión Temuco | ||
| 2011–2012 | Lota Schwager | ||
| 2012 | Naval (interim) | ||
| 2013 | Deportes Copiapó | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lota Schwager | ||
| 2018–2021 | Deportes Melipilla (youth) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Cobreloa (youth) (director) | ||
| 2023– | Julio Covarrubias (youth) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Alejandro Miranda Díaz (born 29 January 1967) is a Chilean football manager and former player.[1]
Miranda had trials with Colo-Colo and Unión Española before joining Universidad de Chile from the team of Soprole, aged 16. He was loaned out to Malleco Unido in the Segunda División and returned to Universidad de Chile under Fernando Riera in 1987. After Riera left the team, he was released and returned to Malleco Unido until the 1988 season.[2]
In 1989, Miranda signed with Deportes Concepción under Fernando Cavalleri, with whom he qualified to the 1991 Copa Libertadores, the first time for the club.[2][3] Uner the same manager, he joined Cobreloa in 1992 and played for them for nine years,[4] winning the 1992 Primera División de Chile.[5]
International career
Miranda played in 15 matches for the Chile national team from 1991 to 1997.[7] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1997 Copa América tournament.[8]
Managerial career
In 2006, Miranda began his managerial career in Hossana, a club of the evangelical community, in the Chilean Tercera División.[6][9] Later, he managed several clubs at the Tercera División and Primera B such as Lota Schwager and Deportes Copiapó.[10]
In 2023, Miranda started to coach youth players from Padre Hurtado commune and the local club, Julio Covarrubias.[2]
