Clifford Miranda

After starting his career with the Salcete FC, a team renowned in South Goa for being a nursery of young players. He moved to the prestigious Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur where he honed his football skills for four years. Clifford was the only TFA graduate from his batch to sign a professional contract when he signed for Dempo, a second division club in 2000. He helped Dempo lift the National League title five times and the Indian Federation Cup in 2004. He was also part of the team that played the 2008 AFC Cup semi-finals. In July 2015 Miranda was drafted to play for Atlético de Kolkata in the 2015 Indian Super League. ==International career==

Miranda made his senior international debut for India against Pakistan in 2005. During the Bob Houghton era, Miranda became a regular member of Houghton's team due to his ability to dribble and deliver deadly crosses from the left side of the field. 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. He was also a member of the India team that participated in the 2011 Asia Cup in Qatar. ==Managerial career==

Goa youth Miranda retired from playing football in 2017 and went into coaching after being convinced to do so by his former coach, Derrick Pereira. He joined his former playing club Goa as an assistant to Pereira, club's director of youth development. He won the 2018–19 Goa Professional League with the club. In charge of last three league matches and two playoff matches, he guided the club to league title and Goa became the first Indian club to qualify for AFC Champions League group stage. He continued at the club as an assistant coach till the end of 2021–22 season. Odisha (assistant and interim) On 28 June 2022, Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach at Indian Super League club Odisha. After head coach Josep Gombau parted ways with club at the end of the 2022–23 season, he was appointed as the interim head coach on 16 March 2023. He led Odisha to their first ever major title with a 2–1 win over Bengaluru in the 2023 Indian Super Cup final and became the first Indian coach to do so. Mohun Bagan SG (assistant) On 1 August 2023, Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach to Juan Ferrando at Mohun Bagan SG. He later took over as caretaker manager in the 2024 Indian Super Cup after the sacking of Ferrando. India U23 On 3 August 2023, Miranda was appointed as the head coach of India national under-23 team ahead of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. Mumbai City FC (assistant) On 1st July 2024 It was announced that Clifford Miranda would be Mumbai City FC's new assistant coach. == Career statistics ==

International :''Scores and results list India's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranda goal'' == Managerial statistics ==

Player Dempo • I-League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 • Durand Cup: 2006 • Federation Cup: 2004 • Indian Super Cup: 2008, 2010 India • AFC Challenge Cup: 2008 • SAFF Championship: 2005, 2011; runner-up: 2008, 2013 • Nehru Cup: 2007, 2012 Manager Goa Reserves • Goa Professional League: 2018–19 Goa • Indian Super League Winners' Shield: 2019–20 ==Notes==