Gerardo
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Miranda Concepción
Date of birth (1956-11-16) 16 November 1956
Place of birth Nouakchott, French West Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Ciudad Alta
1966–1972 San Bernardo
1972–1974 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Las Palmas B
1976–1981 Las Palmas 101 (4)
1981–1988 Barcelona 144 (5)
1988–1990 Las Palmas 71 (7)
Total 316 (16)
International career
1979 Spain U23 2 (0)
1979 Spain amateur 7 (0)
1981 Spain B 3 (0)
1981–1985 Spain 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerardo Miranda Concepción (born 16 November 1956), known simply as Gerardo, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Honours

Barcelona

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gerardo Miranda: El (otro) 'invento' de Muñoz (1981–1985)" [Gerardo Miranda: Muñoz's (other) 'invention' (1981–1985)]. El Diario (in Spanish). 27 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gerardo Miranda" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Former Footballers Association. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Stevenson, Jonathan; Bevan, Chris (22 April 2008). "When Bryan Robson tamed Barca". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "El Camp Nou homenajea a los campeones de la Liga 84–85" [Camp Nou honours champions of the 84–85 League]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Ross, James M. "European Competitions 1981–82". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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