Fernando Diniz

Fernando Diniz Silva (born 27 March 1974), known as Fernando Diniz, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.[1]

Fernando Diniz
Diniz in 2017
Personal information
Full name Fernando Diniz Silva
Date of birth (1974-03-27) 27 March 1974
Place of birth Patos de Minas, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Juventus-SP
1996 Guarani
1996 Palmeiras 21 (1)
1997–1998 Corinthians ? (0)
1999 Paraná ? (2)
2000–2003 Fluminense ? (5)
2003 Flamengo
2004 Juventude
2004 Cruzeiro
2005 Santos 0 (0)
2006–2007 Paulista
2007 Santo André
2008 Juventus-SP
2008 Gama
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Diniz is well known for his offensive style of play and involving ball possession. For this reason, he consolidated himself as one of the main Brazilian football managers and earned the nickname '"Brazilian Guardiola".

Playing career

Born in Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Diniz started his career with Juventus-SP in 1993. In 1996 he moved to Guarani, but agreed to a contract with Palmeiras shortly after.

In 1997, Diniz moved to Palmeiras' fierce rivals Corinthians, featuring regularly during his two-year spell at the club. He subsequently represented Paraná, Fluminense, Flamengo,[2] Juventude, Cruzeiro[3] and Santos,[4] all in the top tier.

In 2006 Diniz signed for Paulista, and later played for Santo André and Gama.[5] He retired with the latter in 2008, aged 34.

Managerial career

One year after retiring, Diniz was appointed manager of lowly Votoraty, being crowned champions of both Copa Paulista and Campeonato Paulista Série A3. In 2010 he moved to Paulista, club he already represented as a player, and won another Copa Paulista for the side.

On 5 February 2011, Diniz was named Botafogo-SP manager,[6] but was fired after only four matches in charge.[7] He was appointed at the helm of Atlético Sorocaba in 2012. Despite achieving promotion from the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he was relieved from his duties in October of that year.[8]

In 2013 Diniz joined Audax, and introduced the tiki-taka, style of FC Barcelona, in the club.[9][10] On 8 July 2015 he moved to another club he represented as a player, Paraná.[11][12]

Diniz returned to Audax for the 2016 Campeonato Paulista, which he managed to lead the side to the finals, but lost to Santos. Subsequently, he was appointed manager of Oeste after a partnership between Oeste and Audax was established.[13][14]

Diniz returned to Audax for a third spell in 2017, but suffered relegation. He only returned to managerial duties in the following season; after being announced as manager of Guarani in November 2017, he signed with Atlético Paranaense in January 2018.[15] He was dismissed from the team in June,[16] being subsequently replaced by under-23 manager Tiago Nunes.

On 19 December 2018, Diniz was appointed manager of another club he represented as a player, Fluminense.[17] Sacked on 19 August, he took over São Paulo on 27 September.[18]

Honours

Player
Palmeiras
Corinthians
Fluminense
Cruzeiro

Manager
Votoraty
Paulista

References
  1. "Que fim levou? Fernando Diniz" (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  2. "Fernando Diniz Silva" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  3. "Cruzeiro contrata o meia Fernando Diniz" [Cruzeiro sign the midfielder Fernando Diniz] (in Portuguese). Terra. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. "Santos contrata o meia-atacante Fernando Diniz" [Santos sign the attacking midfielder Fernando Diniz] (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. "Gama perde Ésley, mas contrata Fernando Diniz e Gioino" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  6. "Botafogo troca Fonseca por Fernando Diniz" [Botafogo change Fonseca for Fernando Diniz] (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. "Fernando Diniz é demitido após Botafogo-SP ser goleado" [Fernando Diniz is dismissed after Botafogo-SP suffer heavy loss] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. "Diniz não comanda mais o Galo" [Diniz is no longer manager of Galo] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. "Fernando Diniz conta 'segredo' de seus times em curso de tática" (in Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  10. "Goleiro-linha e tiki-taka: a estratégia de Fernando Diniz no "Garcelona"" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  11. "Fernando Diniz, ex-Audax, é o novo técnico do Paraná" (in Portuguese). Terra. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  12. "Fernando Diniz é o novo técnico do Paraná Clube" (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 2015-07-08. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  13. "Audax cede jogadores e Fernando Diniz em "fusão" com o Oeste". UOL. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  14. "Parceiro do Audax, Oeste terá Diniz e 'peneira' em Osasco para Série B". Terra. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  15. "Fernando Diniz deixa o comando do Guarani para assumir o Atlético-PR" [Fernando Diniz leaves Guarani to take charge of Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. "Atlético cede à pressão e demite Fernando Diniz" [Atlético give way to pressure and fire Fernando Diniz] (in Portuguese). Tribuna. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  17. "Fernando Diniz é o novo treinador do Fluminense" [Fernando Diniz is the new manager of Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. "Fernando Diniz é o novo técnico do São Paulo" [Fernando Diniz is the new manager of São Paulo] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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