Margarita Miranda Bordoy

Margarita Miranda Bordoy (1919 – 8 July 1979) was a Spanish sporting director. She worked at the Spanish football club CD Atlético Baleares and is considered one of the pioneers of women in the world of football in the Balearic Islands.

Life Miranda was married to Vicente García Peñaranda, a doctor, surgeon, and one of the founders of the Clínica Peñaranda (a health center in Palma). He was known together with his brother Virgilio for organizing cultural discussions and for collaborating with Mallorcan working-class organizations.

After ending up as a widow in 1967, Miranda started obtaining more social influence through one of the football clubs in the city, CD Atlético Baleares. By 1970, she had become president of the community of co-owners of the Estadi Balear, the stadium of the football club. This was a function that she would hold until her death. Moreover, from 1974 onwards, she formed part of the club's board of directors on multiple successive occasions.

Due to her prominent role in local football and her widely recognized dedication, she received two public tributes in the Estadi Balear, in 1976 and in 1978, coinciding with editions of the Palma derby against RCD Mallorca, when both teams played in the Tercera División. In 2023, she was nominated for the Cornelius Atticus Distinction, the highest sports-related honor in the Balearic Islands.