Erick Miranda


Erick Roberto Miranda Chonay is a retired Guatemalan football defender who has played most of his career for CSD Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan premier division.
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 for a short, second, spell before moving to second division side Deportivo Mixco. In September 2007 he joined fellow second division team Sanarate and in March 2009 Deportivo San Pedro were looking to acquiring his services.

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. He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches 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

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 April 1997Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States1-11-1Friendly match
217 February 2000Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States1-11-12000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Retirement

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