{{Short description|Kenyan footballer (born 1982)}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Harrison Muranda | image = | fullname = Harrison Eric Muranda | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Kenya | height = <!--{{height|m=1.85}}--> | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2002–2003 | clubs1 = [[Mumias Sugar F.C.|Mumias Sugar]] | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2003 | clubs2 = [[Muscat Club|Al-Bustan]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = [[Saint George SC|Saint George]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2005 | clubs4 = [[Tusker F.C.|Tusker]] | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = [[Victory Sports Club|Victory]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = [[Sporting Afrique FC|Sporting Afrique]] | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = [[NS Matrix F.C.|NS Matrix]] | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2007 | clubs8 = [[Nam Định F.C.|Nam Định]] | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2008 | clubs9 = [[Hòa Phát Hà Nội F.C.|Hòa Phát Hà Nội]] | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 7 | years10 = 2009 | clubs10 = [[Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C.|Sông Lam Nghệ An]] | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 8 | years11 = 2010–2011 | clubs11 = [[Fico Tây Ninh F.C.|Fico Tây Ninh]] | caps11 = 44 | goals11 = 21 | years12 = 2012 | clubs12 = [[Posta Rangers F.C.|Posta Rangers]] | caps12 = 8 | goals12 = 3 | years13 = 2013 | clubs13 = [[Nairobi City Stars]] | caps13 = 9 | goals13 = 3 | years14 = 2013 | clubs14 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 1 | years15 = 2014-16 | clubs15 = [[Sidama Coffee S.C.]] | caps15 = | goals15 = 4 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [[Kenya national football team|Kenya national under-23 football team]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 4 December 2013 | ntupdate = 30 August 2013 }}
'''Harrison Eric Muranda''' (born 20 January 1982) is a Kenyan professional [[association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Sidama Coffee S.C.]] in the [[Ethiopian Premier League]]. He is currently the trainer at [[Kenyan Premier League]] side [[KCB F.C.]]
==Career==
===Early career=== Muranda started his career with [[Mumias Sugar F.C.]] of the [[Kenyan Premier League]] in 2002 where he scored 13 goals in 18 games.<ref name=MBSigning>{{cite web|title=McDowell's Mohun Bagan's 4th Foreigner - Harrison Eric Muranda|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowells-mohun-bagans-4th-foreigner-harrison-eric-muranda-9172|work=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|access-date=30 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034554/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowells-mohun-bagans-4th-foreigner-harrison-eric-muranda-9172|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Muranda then went on a run of playing for different clubs at home and abroad.
His first club was [[Muscat Club|Al-Bustan]] of the [[Omani League]], then [[Saint George SC]] of the [[Ethiopian Premier League]], [[Tusker F.C.]] back in Kenya, [[Victory Sports Club]] of the [[Dhivehi League]], [[Sporting Afrique FC]] of the [[S.League]], [[Nam Định F.C.]] of the [[Vietnamese First Division]], [[Hòa Phát Hà Nội F.C.]], and [[Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C.]] of the [[V.League (Vietnam)|V.League]].<ref name=MBSigning/>
In 2010, Muranda joined [[Fico Tây Ninh F.C.|Fico Tây Ninh]] of the [[Vietnamese First Division]] where he scored 21 goals in 44 games.<ref name=MBSigning/> He then went back to Kenya where he played for both [[Posta Rangers F.C.]] and [[Nairobi City Stars]] in the Kenyan Premier League.<ref name=MBSigning/>
On 30 August 2013, Muranda signed for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] of the Indian [[I-League]] after training with the side.<ref>NDTV Sports, 30 Aug 2013 [https://sports.ndtv.com/football/mohun-bagan-sign-kenyan-forward-eric-muranda-1531117/ Mohun Bagan sign Kenyan forward Eric Muranda]</ref><ref>Goal, 31 Aug 2013 [https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3875/transfer-zone/2013/08/31/4226234/mohun-bagan-sign-kenyan-forward-harrison-eric-muranda/ Mohun Bagan sign Kenyan forward Harrison Eric Muranda]</ref> He was released from the side on 3 December 2013.<ref>Indian Footy, 3 Dec 2013 [https://www.indiafooty.com/2013/12/03/mohun-bagan-replaced-muranda-with-chizoba/ Mohun Bagan Replaced Muranda With Chizoba]</ref><ref>The Hindu, 4 Dec 2013 [https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/mohun-bagan-releases-muranda/article5418817.ece/ Mohun Bagan releases Muranda]</ref> From India he returned to Ethiopia where he joined [[Sidama Coffee S.C.]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2007&dt=0111&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm Malaysia Super League match-report]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * {{GSA player|eric-muranda/104839}}
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