Jose Miranda (soccer) explained

Jose Miranda
Birth Place:Tucson, Arizona, United States
Position:Forward / Midfielder
Collegeyears1:1990–1991
College1:Yavapai Roughriders
Collegeyears2:1992–1993
College2:Sangamon State Prairie Stars
Years1:1989–1990
Clubs1:Tucson Amigos (indoor)
Years2:1996
Clubs2:New Mexico Chiles
Years3:1997
Clubs3:Arizona Sahuaros
Years4:2000
Clubs4:Tucson Fireballs
Caps4:14
Goals4:0
Manageryears1:2009–
Managerclubs1:Pima Aztecs (women's assistant)

Jose Miranda is an American retired soccer player who is an assistant coach with the Pima College women's soccer team.

In 1989, Miranda joined the Tucson Amigos for the 1989–90 Southwest Independent Soccer League. He earned Rookie of the Year honors with the Amigos.[1] Miranda graduated from Sunnyside High School. In 1990, Miranda entered Yavapai College where he was a member of the 1990 National Junior College Champions and 1991 National Junior College Runner-Up men's soccer teams.[2] He then transferred to Sangamon State for the 1992 and 1993 seasons. In 1993, Sangamon State won the NAIA national men's soccer championship. In 1996, Miranda played for the New Mexico Chiles in the USISL Select League.[3] In 1997, he moved to the Arizona Sahuaros of the USISL D-3 Pro League. He broke his leg during the season. This led to his taking the boys' head coaching position at Sunnyside High School.[4] He returned to playing in 2000 with the Tucson Fireballs.[5] In 2009, Miranda became an assistant coach of the women's team at Pima Community College.[6] Miranda has also coached with FC Tucson in USL League Two.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1990 . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130713135008/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1990.html#SISL . 2013-07-13 . dead .
  2. http://www.goroughriders.com/2012soccermediaguide.pdf Yavapai Community College soccer records
  3. http://www.unm.edu/~jshealy/roster1996.html 1996 New Mexico Chiles
  4. http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1998/12/10/53747-pedersen-column/ Sunnyside coach teaches valuable lesson
  5. http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2000/04/22/198361-soccer/ Tucson Fireballs ready for first USISL game
  6. http://www.pima.edu/current-students/athletics/mediaguide/womens-soccer-media-guide.pdf Pima Women’s Soccer
  7. Web site: 2016 FC Tucson season . USLLeagueTwo.com . . 8 August 2023.