Gerardo | |
Fullname: | Gerardo Miranda Concepción |
Birth Date: | 16 November 1956 |
Birth Place: | Nouakchott, French West Africa |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Right-back |
Youthclubs1: | Ciudad Alta |
Youthyears2: | 1966–1972 |
Youthclubs2: | San Bernardo |
Youthyears3: | 1972–1974 |
Youthclubs3: | Las Palmas |
Years1: | 1974–1976 |
Years2: | 1976–1981 |
Caps2: | 101 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 1981–1988 |
Caps3: | 144 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 1988–1990 |
Caps4: | 71 |
Goals4: | 7 |
Totalcaps: | 316 |
Totalgoals: | 16 |
Nationalyears1: | 1979 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1979 |
Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 1981 |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 1981–1985 |
Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Gerardo Miranda Concepción (born 16 November 1956), known simply as Gerardo, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.
Gerardo was born in Nouakchott, French West Africa, to Spanish parents working there.[1] [2] During his career he played for UD Las Palmas and FC Barcelona, retiring in 1990 at his first club in the Segunda División;[3] he started out as a winger under manager Roque Olsen, being reconverted by Miguel Muñoz.[1]
Gerardo's best season came in 1984–85, when he appeared in 28 matches and scored three goals as the Catalans won the La Liga title.[4] When his team conquered the 1981–82 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, he contributed five appearances.[5]
Gerardo earned nine caps with the Spain national team, but was never selected for any major tournament.[3] His debut was on 20 June 1981, in a 2–0 friendly loss against Portugal where he was deployed as sweeper.[1]
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