Fernando Diniz

Fernando Diniz

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Diniz Silva
Date of birth	March 27, 1974
Place of birth	Patos de Minas (MG), Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Osasco Audax (Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993-1995	Juventus-SP
1996	Guarani
1996	Palmeiras
1997-1998	Corinthians
1999	Paraná
2000-2003	Fluminense
2003	Flamengo
2004	Juventude
2004	Cruzeiro
2005	Santos
2006-2007	Paulista
2007	Santo André
2008	Juventus-SP
2008	Gama
Teams managed
2009-2010	Votoraty
2011	Botafogo-SP
2011	Paulista
2011-2012	Atlético Sorocaba
2013-2015	Osasco Audax
2015	Paraná
2016-	Osasco Audax
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Fernando Diniz Silva, best known as Fernando Diniz (born in Patos de Minas, March 27, 1974) is a Brazilian (soccer) player Midfielder and football manager.^[1] In career he played for clubs Juventus Paulista (1993-1995 and 2008), Guarani and Palmeiras (1996), Corinthians (1997-1998), Paraná (1999), Fluminense (2000-2003), Flamengo^[2] (2003), Juventude and Cruzeiro (2004), Santos (2005), Paulista (2006-2007), Santo André (2007), Gama (2008).^[3] won one State Leagues: São Paulo (1993 in 1994), Rio de Janeiro (2002) and Minas Gerais (2004).

As trainer, Fernando Diniz introduced the Tiki-taka, style of FC Barcelona in his teams what it trained, specially those of the football of São Paulo.^[4][5] doing so that it received the invitation to command the Paraná, club in which it acted like player.^[6][7]

Titles

Player

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1996

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 1997

Fluminense

• Campeonato Carioca: 2002

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2004

Manager

Votoraty

• Copa Paulista: 2009
• Campeonato Paulista Série A3: 2009

Paulista

• Copa Paulista: 2010

References

1. "Que fim levou? Fernando Diniz" (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. "Fernando Diniz Silva" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
3. "Gama perde Ésley, mas contrata Fernando Diniz e Gioino" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
4. "Fernando Diniz conta ‘segredo’ de seus times em curso de tática" (in Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
5. "Goleiro-linha e tiki-taka: a estratégia de Fernando Diniz no "Garcelona"" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
6. "Fernando Diniz, ex-Audax, é o novo técnico do Paraná" (in Portuguese). Terra. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
7. "Fernando Diniz é o novo técnico do Paraná Clube" (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-25.