[1] Miranda was an attacking midfielder who spent most of his career with Dempo in the National Football League and the I-League from 2000 to 2015.
After starting his career with the Salcete FC, a team renowned in South Goa for being a nursery of young players.
[3] In July 2015 Miranda was drafted to play for Atlético de Kolkata in the 2015 Indian Super League.
On 28 June 2022, Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach at Indian Super League club Odisha.
[13] He later led the club to a historic 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage qualification with a 3–1 win over Gokulam Kerala in the qualifier.
[14] On 1 August 2023, Miranda was appointed as an assistant coach to Juan Ferrando at Mohun Bagan SG.
[16] On 3 August 2023, Miranda was appointed as the head coach of India national under-23 team ahead of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.