Mirandinha

For the Brazilian footballer who played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, see Sebastião Miranda da Silva.

Mirandinha

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Ernani Lima da Silva
Date of birth	2 July 1959 (1959-07-02) (age 52)
Place of birth	Chaval, Ceara, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978–1979	Ponte Preta	8	(0)
1979–1980	Palmeiras	?	(?)
1980–1982	Botafogo	33	(13)
1983–1984	Náutico	27	(15)
1985	Portuguesa	9	(2)
1986–1987	Palmeiras	26	(21)
1987–1989	Newcastle United	54	(19)
1989–1990	Palmeiras	16	(2)
1991	Belenenses	3	(2)
1991	Corinthians	7	(1)
1991	Fortaleza	?	(?)
1992	Shimizu S-Pulse	0	(0)
1993–1994	Fujita Industries / Bellmare Hiratsuka	18	(12)
1995	Fortaleza	?	(?)
National team
1987	Brazil	4	(1)
Teams managed
2001	CENE
2006	Rio Negro
2009	Fortaleza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Francisco Ernani Lima da Silva, better known as Mirandinha (born 2 July 1959 in Brasilia), is a former professional Brazilian footballer.

Mirandinha won four caps for the Brazilian national team, all in 1987,^[1] with his only international goal coming against England.^[2]

Mirandinha is most notable for being the first Brazilian to play for an English football club, when he signed for Newcastle United in 1987, after he scored against England in the 1987 Rous Cup. The move cost Newcastle £575,000. His time at Newcastle was a mixed bag of spectacular goals, injury and charges of selfish play.^[2]

He later joined Corinthians, and scored two goals for them in the 1991 Copa Libertadores.^[3]

After leaving Corinthians he played for Fortaleza, and he then had spells in Japan with Shimizu S-Pulse and Shonan Bellmare.^[4]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1987–88[5]	Newcastle United	First Division	26	11	2	0	2	1	-		32[A]	13[A]
1988–89[5]			28	8	3	1	2	1	-		35[B]	10
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
1991	Corinthians	Série A							3[3]	2
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
1992	Shimizu S-Pulse	J. League 1	-				8	2	-		8	2
1993	Fujita Industries	Football League	17	12
1994	Bellmare Hiratsuka	J. League 1	13	2	0	0	1	0	-		14	2
Country	Brazil
	England		54	19	5	1	4	2	-		67	23
	Japan		30	14	0	0	9	2	-		39	16
Total

A. ^ Two appearances and one goal in Simod Cup included in total.

B. ^ One appearance in Simod Cup and one appearance in Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy included in total.

National team statistics

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1987	4	1
Total	4	1

References

1. ^ Mirandinha international stats and club career at NFT
2. ^ ^{a b} Mirandinha and Brazilians in England sambafoot
3. ^ ^{a b} 1991 Copa Libertadores results and line-ups at RSSSF {although appearance data is not listed for Corinthians match against Flamengo on 20 March 1991, which was abandoned, although the match was declared valid)
4. ^ Profile at zerozerofootball
5. ^ ^{a b} "Player Profile: Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (Mirandinha)". toon1892.co.uk. http://toon1892.co.uk/detail_player.php?id=540. Retrieved 2011-07-15. 

Persondata
Name	Mirandinha
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Date of birth	2 July 1959
Place of birth	Chaval, Ceara, Brazil
Date of death
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