Clifford Miranda
Clifford Rayes Miranda (born 11 July 1982) is an Indian professional football manager and former player who is the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan and the head coach of the India national under-23 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clifford Rayes Miranda | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Margao, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Tata FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2015 | Dempo | 300+ | (40+) |
| 2014 | → Goa (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlético de Kolkata | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Mumbai (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Minerva Punjab | ||
| 2017 | Churchill Brothers | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2014 | India | 45 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Goa Reserves | ||
| 2019–2022 | Goa (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Goa (interim) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Odisha (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Odisha (interim) | ||
| 2023– | Mohun Bagan (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | India U23 (head coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miranda was an attacking midfielder who spent most of his career with Dempo in the National Football League and the I-League from 2000 to 2015. During his time with the Goan side, he won five league titles and four domestic cup honours. He was capped 45 times for the India national team from 2005 to 2014. He was a part of 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winning Indian team, thus qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup after 27 years. He also won two the SAFF Championship twice.
After retiring as a player, Miranda coached Goa Reserves and won the Goa Professional League title. He joined Goa an assistant coach in 2019, later took over the first-team as an in interim head coach in 2020 and won the league title. In 2022, Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach at Odisha. Promoted as an interim head coach in 2023, he won the Super Cup and qualification to AFC Cup group stage. In August 2023, he was appointed as the head coach of India national under-23 team.