- Conrado Miranda
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Conrado Miranda Personal information Full name José Conrado Miranda Sasso Date of birth October 14, 1928 Place of birth San Vicente, El Salvador Playing position midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† -1943 Pipiles F.C. 1944,1945 Independiente de San Vicente -1954 Marte Quezaltepeque 1954 Club Sport Uruguay 1955-57 Marte Quezaltepeque 1958 Club Sport La Libertad 1959-60 Águila National team 1948–1955 El Salvador 54 (3) Teams managed 1955–1957 Marte Quezaltepeque 1959–1961 Águila 1961 El Salvador 1962 UES Quequeisque 1967 Alianza 1971 El Salvador 1975 El Salvador 1975–1978 Águila Atlante Once Municipal Tiburones 1989 El Salvador 1989 Cojutepeque 1993–1995 El Roble * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Miranda and the second or maternal family name is Sasso.José Conrado Miranda Sasso (born October 14, 1928 in El Salvador). is a Salvadoran football player and former coach who created a legacy in El Salvador.
He and long time partner Juan Francisco Barraza helped evolve football in El Salvador. He was known as El Estilista.
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Club career
His first steps as a player are traced to the Pipiles F.C. His debut at the national level was playing for Independiente de San Vicente. Later he moved to CD Alacranes which was renamed C.D. Atlético Marte at his suggestion. In 1954 Conrado Miranda was contracted as a player by Uruguay de Coronado (Costa Rica) for a 1 year contract. Afterwards he returned to Atlético Marte for a three year stint but this time as player/coach that produced three national championships (1955,1956,1957).
He was again contracted by a Costa Rica team, Club Sport La Libertad. After this final stint on international soil Conrado Miranda returned to El Salvador where he was contracted by C.D. Águila of San Miguel as both player and coach. The team earned a championship in 1959. In 1960, after suffering a broken leg, he retired as a player. He took the opportunity to coach the El Salvador National team and left his CD Aguila team in 1st place. They won the championship with Carlos Padilla as the coach (1960).
International career
Conrado Miranda represented El Salvador as a captain most of the time from 1948 to 1955,[1] during this period El Salvador won the Gold Medal at the VII Central American and Caribbean Games in 1954 in Mexico.[2]
Managerial career
As a coach Conrado Miranda has obtained multiple championships at national and international level (3 national championships with Atlético Marte, 3 national championships with CD Aguila, 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup). He has also coached the Salvadoran National team both at major and junior levels with success especially in 1964 when he took the youth National team to 1st place in the NORCECA, a competition played in Guatemala.
Conrado Miranda is also the founder of AEFES (Asociación de Entrenadores de Fútbol de El Salvador) for which he was the first president in 1965 and CONADEPRE (Comisión Nacional de Deportes Recreativos de El Salvador). Under this institution he created what is know now as Papi fútbol (fútbol for players over 35) and Babi fútbol (fútbol for players under 15) as a vehicle to promote the game.
Conrado Miranda has received multiple honours in recognition of his illustrious career. He was named to the Salvadoran Team of the 20th century and received "La Espiga Dorada" from the hands of the President of El Salvador at the time, Francisco Flores, in recognition for his achievements as a player and coach and for his contribution to all sporting activities at the national level.
Achievements
Year Finish Team Tournament Role Notes 1954 Champion Salvadoran National Team VII Juegos Centro Americanos y del Caribe Player played in México 1955 Champion Deportivo Atlético Marte 1st Division El Salvador Player/Coach 1956 Champion Deportivo Atlético Marte 1st Division El Salvador Player/Coach 1957 Champion Deportivo Atlético Marte 1st Division El Salvador Player/Coach 1959 Champion Club Deportivo Aguila 1st Division El Salvador Player/Coach 1960 Champion Club Deportivo Aguila 1st Division El Salvador Player/Coach* *Started season before taking National Team 1961 2nd Place Salvadoran Nacional Team NORCECA Coach played in Costa Rica 1962 Champion UES Liga de Ascenso Coach 1967 2nd Place Alianza F.C. 1st Division El Salvador Coach 1964 Champion Salvadoran Nacional Team NORCECA Under 19 Coach played in Guatemala 1975 Champion C.D. Águila 1st Division El Salvador Coach 1976 Champion C.D. Águila 1st Division El Salvador Coach 1976 Champion C.D. Águila CONCACAF Champions Cup Coach 1978 2nd Place C.D. Águila 1st Division El Salvador Coach 1989 2nd Place Cojutepeque F.C. 1st Division El Salvador Coach 1993 3rd Place C. D. El Roble 1st Division El Salvador Coach 1994 3rd Place C. D. El Roble 1st Division El Salvador Coach As a coach
As a coach Conrado Miranda has obtained multiple championships at national and international level (3 national championships with Atlético Marte, 3 national championships with CD Aguila, 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup). He has also coached the Salvadoran National team both at major[3] and junior levels with success especially in 1964 when he took the youth National team to 1st place in the NORCECA played in Guatemala
In top of being a very successful coach Conrado Miranda is also the founder of AEFES (Asociación de Entrenadores de Fútbol de El Salvador) for which he was the first president in 1965 and CONADEPRE (Comisión Nacional de Deportes Recreativos de El Salvador). Under this institution he created what is know now as Papi fútbol (fútbol for players over 35) and Babi fútbol (fútbol for players under 15) as a tool to promote the game.
Conrado Miranda has received multiple honours in recognition of his illustrious career, he was named in the Salvadoran Team of the 20th century and received "La Espiga Dorada" from de hands of the President of El Salvador at the time Francisco Flores, the latest in recognition for his achievements as a player and coach and for his contribution to all sporting activities at national level.
References
- ^ EL SALVADOR CAMPEON DE FUTBOL DE VII JUEGOS - El Balón Cuscatleco (Spanish)
- ^ Memorias de México 1954 - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (2005-02-02). "International Matches 1989 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1989nca.html.
External links
- ¿QUÉPASÓCON...CONRADOMIRANDA - (Spanish)
El Salvador national football team – managers Thompson (1930–35) · Elías (1935–38) · Garay (1940–41) · Slade (1941–1943) · Gonzalez (1943–48) · Orlandini (1949–51) · Estrada (1953) · Tomasino (1954–59) · Guardado (1959–60) · Miranda (1961) · Comitante (1962–63) · Carrasco (1965–67) · Guzmán (1968) · Bundio (1968–70) · Carrasco (1970) · Miranda (1971) · D'Angelo (1972) · Tupinambá (1973) · Rodríguez (1973–74) · Miranda (1975) · Estrada (1975–76) · Magaña (1976) · Pinto (1976) · Porta (1977) · J. Contreras (1977) · Tomasino (1978) · Magaña (1979) · Rodríguez (1979–82) · A. Contreras (1983) · Magaña (1984) · Quarterone (1984–85) · Cabrera (1986) · Magaña (1987) · Đorić (1988) · Vukašinović (1988–89) · Miranda (1989) · Dojčinovski (1989) · Benítez (1991) · Aude (1991–92) · Ruiz (1992) · Vieira (1993–94) · Pastoriza (1995–96) · A. Contreras (1996–97) · Đorić (1997–98) · Dojčinovski (1998) · Peres (1998) · Benítez (1999–2000) · Recinos (2000–02) · Paredes (2002–04) · A. Contreras (2004) · Cavagnaro (2005) · Aguilar (2005–06) · de los Cobos (2006–09) · Rugamas (2010–2011) · Israel (2011–)
Categories:- 1927 births
- Living people
- People from San Vicente, El Salvador
- Association football midfielders
- Salvadoran footballers
- El Salvador international footballers
- C.D. Aguila footballers
- C.D. Atlético Marte footballers
- Salvadoran expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica
- Salvadoran football managers
- El Salvador national football team managers
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