Fernando Dinis

Fernando Dinis
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Alberto Morais Dinis
Date of birth	25 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Vila Real, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1995–1996	Diogo Cão
1996–2000	Vila Real
2000–2001	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Sporting B
2004–2005	Santa Marta Penaguião
2005–2006	Olivais Moscavide
2006–2007	Boavista
2007	Trofense
2008	União Madeira
2008–2009	Beira-Mar
2009–2011	Zagłębie Lubin
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Alberto Morais Dinis (born 25 July 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Vila Real, Dinis finished his formative years at Sporting CP, but only represented its reserves as a senior. He made his debut with lowly Associação Desportiva e Cultural de Santa Marta de Penaguião in the fourth tier Terceira Divisão, moving to third tier Segunda Divisão with C.D. Olivais e Moscavide the following season, where he teamed up with Miguel Veloso.

In 2006–07, aged 24, Dinis first competed in the Primeira Liga, appearing in seven matches for Boavista FC.^[1] He split the following campaign between C.D. Trofense and C.F. União, and signed with S.C. Beira-Mar of the second tier for 2008–09, having his contract terminated in June 2009 after only five competitive appearances.^[2]

Dinis moved abroad in late July 2009, joining Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.^[3] He was released on 1 June 2011, after spending two years in the Ekstraklasa mainly as a back-up left-back.^[4]

References

^ Panteras atrevidas ganham no Restelo (Daring panthers win at the Restelo); Correio da Manhã, 1 October 2006 (in Portuguese)
^ Beira Mar: Tiago Lemos e Fernando Dinis rescindem (Beira Mar: Tiago Lemos and Fernando Dinis cut ties); Futebol 365, 20 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
^ Caiado i Dinis piłkarzami Zagłębia Lubin (Caiado and Dinis sign for Zagłębie Lubin) Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Futbolnet, 1 July 2009 (in Polish)
^ Czterech piłkarzy odchodzi z Zagłębia (Four players leave Zagłębie); WP, 1 June 2011 (in Polish)

External links

Fernando Dinis at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Fernando Dinis at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Fernando Dinis at Soccerway

[1] Panteras atrevidas ganham no Restelo (Daring panthers win at the Restelo); Correio da Manhã, 1 October 2006 (in Portuguese)

[2] Beira Mar: Tiago Lemos e Fernando Dinis rescindem (Beira Mar: Tiago Lemos and Fernando Dinis cut ties); Futebol 365, 20 June 2009 (in Portuguese)

[3] Caiado i Dinis piłkarzami Zagłębia Lubin (Caiado and Dinis sign for Zagłębie Lubin) Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Futbolnet, 1 July 2009 (in Polish)

[4] Czterech piłkarzy odchodzi z Zagłębia (Four players leave Zagłębie); WP, 1 June 2011 (in Polish)

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