Renata Diniz

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Renata Diniz
Personal information
Full name Renata Fernandes dos Santos Diniz
Date of birth (1985-11-01) 1 November 1985 (age 38)
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
*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)

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.

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Virginia Beach Piranhas". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Medalhista de ouro do Pan-americano vira celebridade em Taboão da Serra" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Taboanense. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Brazil head in a new direction". FIFA. 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Renata Diniz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

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