Name: Gerardo Miranda Concepción



Country: / Mauritania/Spain
Clubs: UD Las Palmas (1979-1981), FC Barcelona (1981-1985)
Position: *SB, CB
Side: RF/RS
Age: 23-29 years (16/11/1956)

Height: 178 cm
Weight: 72 kg

Attack: 73
Defence: 77
Balance: 81
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 83
Acceleration: 82
Response: 79
Agility: 82
Dribble Accuracy: 81
Dribble Speed: 80
Short Pass Accuracy: 76
Short Pass Speed: 77
Long Pass Accuracy: 82
Long Pass Speed: 79
Shot Accuracy: 69
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 68
Free Kick Accuracy: 69
Curling: 76
Header: 82
Jump: 85
Technique: 79
Aggression: 75
Mentality: 76
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80

Injury Tolerance: C
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Growth type: Standard


CARDS:
S07: Man Marking

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO:

Former Spanish defender. Reliable player but because of injuries he never achieved more in his career, what he should have done considering his talent. He was right back but in Barcelona he played a lot as central defender. Technically gifted player with good pace, dribbling and crosses. He was good in marking and in aerial battles since he had pretty good leap but sometimes used to make big mistakes in defence. Gerardo was born in the Mauritanian town of Nouadibu on November 16, 1956. Their beginnings as a player makes in the Upper City and San Bernardo child of youth passes where UD La Palmas. His addition to the first team in the 1976-77 season produces Roque Olsen as coach, who makes his debut on December 18, 1976 at the Estadio Insular against Malaga. This makes a great campaign team getting 4th place which gave the right to play the UEFA Cup, where Gerardo has the opportunity to participate with the yellow team. In the beginning, end lines up on both sides, until the 77-78 season when Miguel Muñoz happens to play on the side of the defense. Noted for its technical qualities and great honor, becoming a regular in the yellow team performing a brilliant campaigns in 1977-78, participates in and gets the UEFA Cup runner-up, and from 1978 to 1979, where it ranks in 6th place, about to qualify for the UEFA. The April 18, 1978 playing with UD Las Palmas the Copa del Rey final, played at, it would be his other team, FC Barcelona. Stood in the yellow set up 1980-81 season, with the technical Antonio Ruiz and José Manuel León, working to stay in the category, virtually quarry equipment, as all Argentines reinforcements were gone. Their quality and good play led him to wear the colors of the Spanish Olympic team. His first game with the national team was against Holland on March 28, 1979 in Almeria, with Hispanic 3-0 win. It is lined with Olympic against Belgium, Israel and Colombia and is also Under- 23 against Mexico. His debut with the senior team of Spain does in Las Antas stadium in Porto on June 20, 1981 against Portugal. Dress 9 times in total in the national team against rivals such as Hungary, Denmark, Wales. At the end of season 1980-81 is transferred to FC Barcelona for 56 million, the largest amount in a transfer to date by the yellow team. With Barca get their greatest hits and is enshrined as a figure of national football, lining him in the first team which has as fellow big stars of world football as were Bernd Shuster, Archibald or considered best player in the world Maradona. In seven seasons, from 1981 to 1988, which remains in Barcelona get with your Team 1 championship, 2 Cup, 1 Cup Winners Cup against Standard Liege. Play the final of the European Cup, sad memories for the Catalans, in Sevilla where his team lost in the shootout against Steaua Bucharest in 1986. Participates in nearly 250 games for the Catalans in all these national and European competitions. Gerardo at FC Barcelona reached the highest levels, participating fully in the elite competition, playing with and against the best players of his era. It was shortlisted for the Mundial'86 of Mexico, but in the end, its discoverer, Miguel Muñoz did not have it, it's only major competition where not being involved. In this period had the opportunity to act on the world's largest fields, carrying their game, and with him the Canarian football worldwide. In the 1988-89 season returns to the canary team, paid 30 million for his services. Just go down to the second division. Alvaro Pérez, Germán García and Francisco "Paquito" are coaches in the two years he remained yellow until hanging up his boots in June 1990. It held its last goal with the yellow jersey at the week in Palamos enterior where they won 0-4 at Catalonia oldest team in a season that almost gets to play the 1st promotion. His last professional match was on May 27, 1990 against the Insular Sestao Stadium. In both stages featured in Las Palmas played over 100 league games in 1st, getting 4 goals, 71 in 2nd, with 8 goals, 25 Cup, with 2 goals and 2 UEFA Cup. He had some major injuries in the early seasons at FC Barcelona, ​​but returned to his regular line that gave him a lot of confidence in his game, and the coaches had their collaboration. His participation contributed to great successes of the yellow team where he started and ended his career. Today is set in Las Palmas, devoted to business. Regarding football, a few years ago was in a school project Football Bandama that fell through.He's playing with veteran teams and naturally follows the games of UD Las Palmas.