Clifford Rayes Miranda was born on 11 July 1982 and is an Indian professional football manager and former player who is the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the head coach of the India national under-23 team.
21 Facts About Clifford Miranda
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Clifford Miranda was capped 45 times for the India national team from 2005 to 2014.
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Clifford Miranda was a part of 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winning Indian team, thus qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup after 27 years.
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Clifford Miranda 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.
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In 2022, Clifford Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach at Odisha.
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Clifford Miranda moved to the prestigious Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur where he honed his football skills for four years.
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Clifford Miranda was the only TFA graduate from his batch to sign a professional contract when he signed for Dempo, a second division club in 2000.
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Clifford Miranda helped Dempo lift the National League title five times and the Indian Federation Cup in 2004.
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Clifford Miranda was part of the team that played the 2008 AFC Cup semi-finals.
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In July 2015 Clifford Miranda was drafted to play for Atletico de Kolkata in the 2015 Indian Super League.
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Clifford Miranda made his senior international debut for India against Pakistan in 2005.
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Clifford Miranda was a part of the Nehru Cup winning squads of 2007 and 2009 and helped Baichung Bhutia, the then captain of the Indian team lift the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.
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Clifford Miranda was a member of the India team that participated in the 2011 Asia Cup in Qatar.
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Clifford Miranda retired from playing football in 2017 and went into coaching after being convinced to do so by his former coach, Derrick Pereira.
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Clifford Miranda joined his former playing club Goa as an assistant to Pereira, club's director of youth development.
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In 2018, Clifford Miranda became the head coach of Goa Reserves side in the Goa Professional League and I-League 2nd Division.
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On 28 June 2022, Clifford Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach at Indian Super League club Odisha.
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On 1 August 2023, Clifford Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach to Juan Ferrando at Mohun Bagan SG.
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Clifford Miranda later took over as caretaker manager in the 2024 Indian Super Cup after the sacking of Ferrando.
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On 3 August 2023, Clifford Miranda was appointed as the head coach of India national under-23 team ahead of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.
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On 1st July 2024 It was announced that Clifford Miranda would be Mumbai City FC's new assistant coach.