Erick Roberto Miranda Chonay (born 17 December 1971) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career for CSD Comunicaciones of the Guatemala n premier division and was a member of the Guatemala national team for ten years making 69 appearances.

Erick Miranda
Personal information
Full name Erick Roberto Miranda Chonay
Date of birth (1971-12-17) 17 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Escuintla, Guatemala
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Deportivo Amatitlán
1996–2004 CSD Comunicaciones
2004–2005 Deportivo Heredia 47 (3)
2006 Comunicaciones 8 (0)
2007 Deportivo Mixco
2007–2008 Deportivo Sanarate
International career
1991–2001 Guatemala 69 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Miranda spent the majority of his career playing at local giants CSD Comunicaciones where he was club captain. He also had a spell at Deportivo Heredia in the 2004–05 season but returned to the Cremas in January 2006[2] for a short, second, spell before moving to second division side Deportivo Mixco. In September 2007 he joined fellow second division team Sanarate[3] and in March 2009 Deportivo San Pedro were looking to acquiring his services.[4]

International career

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A national team stalwart for over 10 years, Miranda made his debut for Guatemala in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras and has earned a total of 69 caps, scoring 2 goals.[5] He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at 5 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at 4 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His final international was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica.

Post-playing career

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In 2010 Miranda is Football Instructor at the Ministry of Sport and Recreation.[7]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 April 1997 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States   El Salvador 1-1 1-1 Friendly match
2 17 February 2000 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States   Mexico 1-1 1-1 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

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  1. ^ Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones - DeGuate
  2. ^ De vuelta a casa Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - El Periodico (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Sanarate contrata dos nuevos refuerzos Archived 27 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
  4. ^ San Pedro se refuerza[permanent dead link] - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Guatemala - Record International Players - RSSSF
  6. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  7. ^ DIRECCION GENERAL DEL DEPORTE Y LA RECREACION Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Y DEPORTES
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