João Miranda de Souza Filho
Miranda playing for Brazil in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | João Miranda de Souza Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranavaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Internazionale | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coritiba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Coritiba | 45 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Sochaux | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | São Paulo | 128 | (4) |
| 2011–2015 | Atlético Madrid | 117 | (7) |
| 2015– | Internazionale | 57 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Brazil | 39 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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João Miranda de Souza Filho (born 7 September 1984), also known as João Miranda, or simply Miranda, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian club Internazionale and the Brazilian national team as a central defender.
Having begun his career at Coritiba, he spent the 2005–06 season with Sochaux in France before returning to Brazil to play for São Paulo. 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, also playing at the 2015 Copa América.
Born in Paranavaí, Paraná, Miranda started at Coritiba, where he made 89 appearances and scored 6 goals. On 29 July 2005, Miranda signed a four-year deal with French side Sochaux. Miranda made twenty appearances for Sochaux as the club finished mid-table but he was not able to settle in France and soon moved back to his home country.
Miranda returned to Brazil in August 2006, on loan to São Paulo FC. In March 2007, he signed with São Paulo FC until 2011. In the same year, São Paulo won the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro. He went on to win the 2007 and the 2008 editions of the Campeonato Brasileiro also, even being selected for the "Team of the Year" in both 2007 and 2008 respectively. While São Paulo failed to win any more national titles during Miranda's stay with the club, his individual performances did not go unheralded, as he was included in a further two "Team of the Year" squads in 2009 and 2010.
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