Renata Fernandes dos Santos Diniz (born 1 November 1985) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defender. She was a member of the Brazil women's national football team, and a non-playing squad member at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1] She was also included in the national teams for the 2003 and 2011 editions of the Pan American Games.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renata Fernandes dos Santos Diniz | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Taboão da Serra, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Juventus | ||
| 2003 | São Bernardo | ||
| 2004–2005 | Santos | ||
| 2005 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Duque de Caxias | ||
| 2012–2015 | São José | ||
| 2016 | Tiradentes | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Flamengo | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Brazil | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2003 (before the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup) | |||
Club career edit
In 2005 Diniz moved to the United States and played 12 games for Hampton Roads Piranhas of the pro–am W-League.[2]
International career edit
Youth edit
Diniz played for the Brazil women's national under-20 football team at the 2002 and 2004 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3]
Senior edit
As a 17-year-old Santos player Diniz was part of the gold medal-winning Brazil team at the 2003 Pan American Games.[4] At the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, she was named in a revamped Brazil squad and praised by coach Paulo Gonçalves: "Renata Diniz is a young player but she is very good and will help us a lot."[5] She returned to the national team for the 2011 Pan American Games.[6]
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Virginia Beach Piranhas". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André (28 August 2014). "SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 FEMININA (WOMENS' U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 2002–2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Medalhista de ouro do Pan-americano vira celebridade em Taboão da Serra" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Taboanense. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Brazil head in a new direction". FIFA. 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Renata Diniz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
External links edit
- Renata Diniz at Soccerway
- Agent profile (in Portuguese)
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