Erick Miranda

Erick Roberto Miranda Chonay (born 17 December 1971) is a retired Guatemalan football defender who has played most of his career for CSD Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan premier division.

Erick Miranda
Personal information
Full name Erick Roberto Miranda Chonay
Date of birth (1971-12-17) December 17, 1971
Place of birth Escuintla, Guatemala
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing 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
National team‡
1991–2001 Guatemala 69 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 July 2010
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Miranda and the second or maternal family name is Chonay.

He has been part of the Guatemala national team set-up for over 10 years.

Club career

Central defender Miranda has spent the majority of his career playing at local giants Comunicaciones where he has been club captain. He also had a spell at Heredia in the 2004/2005 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

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.

International goals
Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 April 1997Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States El Salvador1-11-1Friendly match
217 February 2000Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Mexico1-11-12000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Retirement

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

References
  1. Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones - DeGuate
  2. De vuelta a casa - El Periodico (in Spanish)
  3. Sanarate contrata dos nuevos refuerzos Archived 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
  4. San Pedro se refuerza - 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 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine - MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Y DEPORTES


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