Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva (born 2 July 1959 in Brasilia), better known as Mirandinha, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-07-02) 2 July 1959 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Chaval, Ceará, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Ferroviario | ||
| 1978–1979 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1979–1980 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1980–1982 | Botafogo | ||
| 1983–1984 | Náutico | ||
| 1985 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1986–1987 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1987–1989 | Newcastle United | 54 | (19) |
| 1989–1991 | Palmeiras | 3 | (2) |
| 1991 | Belenenses | ||
| 1991 | Corinthians | ||
| 1991 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1992 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 1993–1994 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | ||
| 1995 | Fortaleza | ||
| National team | |||
| 1987 | Brazil | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996 | Ferroviario | ||
| 1997 | Botafogo-DF | ||
| 1998 | Hajer Club | ||
| 1999 | Goiânia | ||
| 1999 | Rio Negro | ||
| 1999–2000 | Al-Raed | ||
| 2000 | Nacional de Manaus | ||
| 2001 | Rio Negro | ||
| 2002 | Flamengo-PI | ||
| 2002 | Hajer Club | ||
| 2003 | Ríver | ||
| 2004 | Kedah FA | ||
| 2005 | Cascavel | ||
| 2006 | Libermorro | ||
| 2006 | Rio Negro | ||
| 2007–2008 | Libermorro | ||
| 2008 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2009–2010 | Hajer Club | ||
| 2010 | Parnahyba | ||
| 2010 | Ferroviario | ||
| 2012 | Maguary | ||
| 2015 | Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
| 2016 | Itapirense | ||
| 2017– | Genus | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He had unsuccessful early spells at Ceará and Fortaleza, before finding some success at the 'third club' in Fortaleza city, Ferroviário. He then moved to play for Ponte Preta.[1] As of 1981 he was playing for Botafogo in the Taça de Ouro.[2]
Mirandinha signed for Newcastle United in 1987 for £575,000, becoming the first Brazilian to play in English football.[3] He made his debut in September 1987, in a 1–1 draw away to Norwich City.[4] He left Newcastle in 1989, returning to his former club Palmeiras.[5]
In 1991, he moved from Palmeiras to join Belenenses, although he was only there for a short time,[6] playing three Portuguese League matches.[7] By late February he was playing for Corinthians, and he scored two goals for them in the 1991 Copa Libertadores.[8]
After leaving Corinthians he played for Fortaleza, and he then had spells in Japan with Shimizu S-Pulse and Shonan Bellmare.[9]
Mirandinha won four caps for the Brazilian national team, all in 1987, with his only international goal coming against England in a 1–1 draw during the 1987 Rous Cup.[10]
As of July 2013 he was a director at Maguary, who were playing in the third division of the Campeonato Cearense.[11] In 2014 he was the manager of the Castelão stadium in Fortaleza, a host venue in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1987–88[12] | Newcastle United | First Division | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 32[A] | 13[A] | |
| 1988–89[12] | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 35[B] | 10 | |||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 1991 | Corinthians | Série A | 3[8] | 2 | ||||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1992 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | - | 8 | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 1993 | Fujita Industries | Football League | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| 1994 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | |||
| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||
| England | 54 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 67 | 23 | |||
| Japan | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - | 42 | 18 | |||
| Total | ||||||||||||
Brazil squad – 1987 Copa América | ||
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Ferroviário – managers | |
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