# Franco Miranda
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{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Franco Miranda
| image = Franco Miranda.jpg
| image_size = 150
| caption =
| fullname = Franco Andrés Miranda
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Comodoro Rivadavia](/source/Comodoro_Rivadavia), Argentina
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [Left back](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1991–2001
| youthclubs1 = [C.A.I.](/source/Comisi%C3%B3n_de_Actividades_Infantiles)
| years1 = 2001–2003
| clubs1 = [C.A.I.](/source/Comisi%C3%B3n_de_Actividades_Infantiles)
| caps1 =
| goals1 = ?
| years2 = 2003–2005
| clubs2 = [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate)
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2005–2006
| clubs3 = [Racing Club](/source/Racing_Club_de_Avellaneda)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006–2007
| clubs4 = [Helsingborgs IF](/source/Helsingborgs_IF)
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007–2009
| clubs5 = [C.A.I.](/source/Comisi%C3%B3n_de_Actividades_Infantiles)
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2007–2009
| clubs6 = → [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.) (loan)
| caps6 = 46
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2009–2010
| clubs7 = [Chacarita Juniors](/source/Chacarita_Juniors)
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010
| clubs8 = [C.A.I.](/source/Comisi%C3%B3n_de_Actividades_Infantiles)
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2010–2011
| clubs9 = [Tiro Federal](/source/Tiro_Federal)
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2011–2013
| clubs10 = [Patronato](/source/Patronato_de_Paran%C3%A1)
| caps10 = 31
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2013–2015
| clubs11 = [Sportivo Belgrano](/source/Sportivo_Belgrano)
| caps11 = 55
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2015
| clubs12 = [Instituto ACC](/source/Instituto_Atl%C3%A9tico_Central_C%C3%B3rdoba)
| caps12 = 14
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2016
| clubs13 = [Juventud Unida](/source/Juventud_Unida_Universitario)
| caps13 = 4
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2017–XXXX
| clubs14 = CA Pellegrini
| caps14 =
| goals14 =
| club-update = 22:40, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
}}
'''Franco Andrés Miranda''' (born 13 May 1985) is an [Argentine](/source/Argentina) [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a left [full back](/source/Fullback_(association_football)).
==Career==
Miranda signed for [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.) in August 2007, on loan from Argentine club [CAI](/source/Comisi%C3%B3n_de_Actividades_Infantiles). He had returned to Argentina from [Sweden](/source/Sweden), where he was with [Helsingborg](/source/Helsingborgs_IF). Miranda has also played for [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate) during his career.
In the [2007/08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_in_Scottish_football) close season, he had been training with [Scottish Premier League](/source/Scottish_Premier_League) team [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.) and a one-year loan deal was eventually agreed with them. On 10 August 2007 St Mirren received international clearance to finalise the deal to bring Miranda to the club.[{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/6941159.stm|title=Miranda completes move to Buddies|date=10 August 2007|publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) | access-date=4 January 2010}}] Miranda scored on his debut, opening goal of a 2–1 win against [Inverness](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.). On 2 September 2007, Miranda scored the only goal for St Mirren in a match against [Celtic](/source/Celtic_F.C.) but scored an own goal as the club was defeated 5–1 heavily. The next game could not have been worse for Miranda when he was sent off for second bookable offense in a 2–0 loss against [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.). But after a fine season with the Buddies, his loan spell was extended by a further season in June 2008.[{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/7466401.stm|title=New Saints loan deal for Miranda|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 June 2008 | date=20 June 2008}}] Miranda would score twice against Hamilton and Rangers respectively. Miranda's last St Mirren game was a 3–2 defeat against [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.) at [Tannadice](/source/Tannadice) in January 2009. Shortly after this game Miranda suffered a knee injury which ended his season and he then left the Buddies in July 2009 to return to Argentina, where he signed for newly promoted [Chacarita Juniors](/source/Chacarita_Juniors).{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} During his time at St.Mirren, Miranda remains a popular figure at the club and became a regular player, playing in the left back position.[{{cite news|url=http://www.stmirren-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/miranda_set_to_return_754796/index.shtml|title=Miranda set to return|publisher=St Nirren Mad|date=28 August 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}}]
At Chacarita Juniors, Miranda made just 6 appearances and at the end of the 2009/10 season he moved on to Argentine Second Division club [Independiente Rivadavia](/source/Independiente_Rivadavia), however it appears that he suffered a setback in passing a medical.[{{cite web|url=http://www.independientemza.com.ar/noticia/525|title=Mainguyague quiere ser titular el domingo ante Tiro Federal|date=12 August 2010|access-date=15 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815081347/http://www.independientemza.com.ar/noticia/525|archive-date=15 August 2010|url-status=dead}}]
Franco agreed to return to [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.) on 28 August 2012, and flew to [Scotland](/source/Scotland) to conclude the deal[{{cite news|title=ST MIRREN SAY NO TO MIRANDA|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/345485/St-Mirren-say-no-to-Miranda|publisher=EXPRESS|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}}][{{cite news|title=St Mirren boss Lennon ends interest in Franco Miranda|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/st-mirren-end-miranda-interest-1320486|work=Daily Record|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}}]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{BDFA|FRANCO-ANDRES-MIRANDA-25924}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miranda, Franco}}
Category:1985 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Comodoro Rivadavia
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Category:Argentine Primera División players
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Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Category:Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Category:Helsingborgs IF players
Category:St Mirren F.C. players
Category:Scottish Premier League players
Category:Chacarita Juniors footballers
Category:Sportivo Belgrano footballers
Category:Club Atlético Patronato footballers
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Category:Juventud Unida Universitario players
Category:Tiro Federal footballers
Category:Allsvenskan players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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