Renata Diniz
| 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) | |||
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
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
Youth
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
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
- ^ "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
- Renata Diniz at Soccerway
- Agent profile (in Portuguese)
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Brazilian women's footballers
- Brazil women's international footballers
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Women's association football defenders
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women) players
- São José Esporte Clube (women) players
- Hampton Roads Piranhas players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Santos FC (women) players
- Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
- People from Taboão da Serra
- Brazilian women's football biography stubs