José Miranda (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = José Miranda

| image = Pepemiranda.jpg

| fullname = José Manuel Miranda Boudy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|22}}

| birth_place = Varadero, Cuba

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2005–2007

| clubs1 = Matanzas

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2008

| clubs2 = Sevilla FC Puerto Rico

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = Hollywood United Hitmen

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = Sevilla FC Puerto Rico

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2010

| clubs5 = Hollywood United Hitmen

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2011

| clubs6 = Puerto Rico United

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2011–2012

| clubs7 = Barnechea FC

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2012

| clubs8 = Los Angeles Blues

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014

| clubs9 = Los Angeles Misioneros

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2014–2015

| clubs10 = Orange County Blues

| caps10 = 27

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2016

| clubs11 = San Nicolás

| years12 = 2017

| clubs12 = Moreno Valley

| years13 = 2017–2018

| clubs13 = Golden State Force

| caps13 = 8

| goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Cuba

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = August 10, 2012

| ntupdate = May 17, 2009

}}

José Manuel Miranda Boudy (born August 22, 1986, in Varadero, Matanzas Province) is a Cuban footballer who last played for Golden State Force in the Premier Development League.

Career

=Club=

Miranda began his career in his native Cuba, playing for his local side, Matanzas.

Following his defection to the United States, Miranda signed on with Puerto Rican team Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, before eventually finding his way to southern California. He played for Los Angeles-based amateur team, before signing with the expansion Hollywood United Hitmen in the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 PDL season.

=International=

He made his senior international debut for Cuba in a February 2008 friendly match against Guyana and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals.

Miranda was called up to the Cuba national football team to compete in the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He started in the games against Trinidad and Tobago[http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6551.pdf CONCACAF Match Report: Cuba vs Trinidad]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and Grenada,[http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6552.pdf CONCACAF Match Report: Cuba vs Grenada]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} but following Cuba's game against the United States in Tampa, Florida, on March 11, 2008, Miranda defected under the US's wet foot dry foot policy along with six of his teammates.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=516024&&cc=5901 |title=Seven members of Cuba U-23 team missing from hotel |access-date=2009-05-18 |archive-date=2011-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526042147/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=516024&&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}