Fernando Alberto Morais Dinis (born 25 July 1982) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Alberto Morais Dinis | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-07-25) 25 July 1982 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Real, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Diogo Cão | ||
| 1996–2000 | Vila Real | ||
| 2000–2001 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Sporting B | 71 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Santa Marta Penaguião | ||
| 2005–2006 | Olivais Moscavide | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Boavista | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Trofense | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | União Madeira | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Beira-Mar | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Zagłębie Lubin | 28 | (1) |
| Total | 146 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Vila Real, Dinis finished his formative years at Sporting CP, but only represented its reserves as a senior. He made his debut with lowly Associação Desportiva e Cultural de Santa Marta de Penaguião in the fourth tier Terceira Divisão, moving to third tier Segunda Divisão with C.D. Olivais e Moscavide the following season, where he teamed up with Miguel Veloso.
In 2006–07, aged 24, Dinis first competed in the Primeira Liga, appearing in seven matches for Boavista FC.[1] He split the following campaign between C.D. Trofense and C.F. União, and signed with S.C. Beira-Mar of the second tier for 2008–09, having his contract terminated in June 2009 after only five competitive appearances.[2]
Dinis moved abroad in late July 2009, joining Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.[3] He was released on 1 June 2011, after two years in the Ekstraklasa being relatively used.[4]