Miranda

Club

_Retired Soccer

Position

Centre-Back

Nationality

Brazil

Date of birth

1984-09-07

Birthplace

Paranavaí (PR)

Height

1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

79 kg

João Miranda de Souza Filho (born 7 September 1984), known as Miranda, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Having begun his career at Coritiba, Miranda spent the 2005–06 season with Sochaux in France before going to Brazil to play for São Paulo. He won three consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles, and was named in the Team of the Year four consecutive times from 2007 to 2010. 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. He also played at three Copa América tournaments and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, captaining Brazil at the Copa América Centenario in 2016 and winning the 2019 Copa América.