Fernando Diniz
Brazilian football manager (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Diniz and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Fernando Diniz Silva (born 27 March 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.[1] He is the current head coach of Fluminense.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Diniz Silva | ||
Date of birth | (1974-03-27) 27 March 1974 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth | Patos de Minas, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1996 | Juventus-SP | ||
1995 | → Guarani (loan) | 18 | (3) |
1996 | Palmeiras | 18 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Corinthians | 26 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Paraná | 52 | (6) |
2000–2003 | Fluminense | 72 | (4) |
2003 | Flamengo | 12 | (1) |
2004 | Juventude | 0 | (0) |
2004 | Cruzeiro | 8 | (0) |
2005 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Paulista | 19 | (3) |
2007 | Santo André | 17 | (1) |
2008 | Juventus-SP | 10 | (0) |
2008 | Gama | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Votoraty | ||
2010 | Paulista | ||
2011 | Botafogo-SP | ||
2012 | Atlético Sorocaba | ||
2013–2014 | Audax | ||
2014 | Guaratinguetá | ||
2015 | Audax | ||
2015 | Paraná | ||
2016 | Audax | ||
2016 | Oeste | ||
2017 | Audax | ||
2018 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
2019 | Fluminense | ||
2019–2021 | São Paulo | ||
2021 | Santos | ||
2021 | Vasco da Gama | ||
2022– | Fluminense | ||
2023–2024 | Brazil (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Diniz is well known for his style of play with its focus on ball possession. For this reason, he is known to be the manager who consolidated the Tiki-taka style in Brazil, which earned him the nickname of '"Brazilian Guardiola".[2]