Name Diamantino Miranda Playing position Role Footballer | 1973–1976 Vitoria Setubal Height 1.73 m Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Full name Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda Date of birth (1959-08-03) 3 August 1959 (age 56) | ||
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Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda (born 3 August 1959), known simply as Diamantino in his playing days, is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.
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- Club career
- International career
- Player
- Manager
- References
Diamantino most notably played for Benfica (11 seasons in two separate spells), appearing in more than 300 official games and winning 11 major titles. After retiring, he embarked in a lengthy managerial career.
An international in the early 80s, Diamantino represented Portugal at one World Cup and one European Championship.
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Club career
Born in Moita, Setúbal District, Diamantino was one of S.L. Benfica's key players during the 1980s, winning several Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal titles. He also played in the UEFA Cup final in 1983, lost to R.S.C. Anderlecht (0–1 and 1–1), missing the European Cup final in 1988 due to an injury, in another defeat, this time to PSV Eindhoven on penalties.
Diamantino left Benfica at the end of the 1989–90 season, after appearing in just 15 league matches as the team won the Portuguese Supercup. He was also an unused substitute in their second European Cup loss in three years, against A.C. Milan, moving in the subsequent offseason to first professional club Vitória F.C. where he played three more years, retiring at almost 34.
A manager since 1994 – starting at Setúbal – Diamantino was appointed second division side S.C. Olhanense's manager midway through 2007–08, after having started the campaign at fellow league team Varzim SC. In May 2008 he joined Benfica as an assistant coach, under new boss Quique Sánchez Flores; both left the post at the end of the season, after which he moved to the youth sides.
In the 2010 summer, Diamantino signed for C.D. Fátima in the second level, being fired in late November.
International career
Diamantino earned 22 caps with five goals for the Portugal national team, his debut coming on 18 November 1981 in a 2–1 win against Scotland for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He represented the nation at both UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup; in the latter tournament, on 11 July, in a 1–3 group stage loss to Morocco, he played his last match and scored his last goal.