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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

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