Henrique Dinis Oliveira Dias (born 21 January 1990), known as Dinis, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrique Dinis Oliveira Dias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Monção, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Quinta da Oliveira | ||
| 2003–2004 | Monção | ||
| 2004–2009 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Vitória Guimarães | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gondomar (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Lousada (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Deportivo B (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Trofense (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Vitória Guimarães B | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Delhi Dynamos | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Istra 1961 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Cinfães | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Torcatense | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 68 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Monção, Viana do Castelo District, Dinis joined Vitória SC's youth system at the age of 14. His Primeira Liga input with the first team consisted of 13 minutes in a 3–2 home win against Académica de Coimbra, on 23 May 2009;[2] previously, in September 2007, the 17-year-old had signed his first professional contract.[3]
In the following four years, whilst serving as many loans, Dinis could only total 41 games for Gondomar SC, A.D. Lousada (both in the third division),[4] Deportivo de La Coruña B (Spanish Segunda División B)[5] and C.D. Trofense (Segunda Liga). Additionally, in both his country's second and third tiers, he played just four matches for Guimarães' reserves over the course of two seasons.
In August 2014, Dinis signed with Delhi Dynamos FC from the Indian Super League.[6] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 1 November, as he played the second half of the 2–1 away loss to FC Goa.[7]
Dinis started the 2014–15 campaign with Croatian club NK Istra 1961. He made his competitive debut on 20 February 2015 in a 2–1 defeat at NK Slaven Belupo where came on as a second-half substitute for Neven Vukman,[8] being released in mid-October by mutual consent[9] after appearing in nine matches in all competitions.[10]
International career edit
Dinis earned 28 caps for Portugal at youth level. His only match with the under-21s occurred on 9 February 2011, when he featured 45 minutes in a 3–1 friendly win over Sweden.[11]
Personal life edit
On 26 June 2014, Dinis earned praise in Portugal from both the media and non-governmental organizations after saving the lives of two Spanish fishermen who were drowning in the Minho river.[12][13][14]
Career statistics edit
- As of 5 October 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2008–09[15] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[15] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[15] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[15] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[15] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gondomar (loan) | 2009–10[15] | Segunda Divisão | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Lousada (loan) | 2010–11[15] | Segunda Divisão | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Deportivo B (loan) | 2010–11[16] | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Trofense (loan) | 2011–12[15] | Segunda Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Delhi Dynamos | 2014[16] | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2014–15[16] | Croatian First Football League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Dinis" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "V. Guimarães-Académica 3–2 (Orlando 38' p.b., Roberto 67' e 69'; Carlos Saleiro 23' e 74')" [V. Guimarães-Académica, 3–2 (Orlando 38' o.g., Roberto 67' and 69'; Carlos Saleiro 23' and 74')]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Henrique Dinis assina contrato profissional" [Henrique Dinis signs professional contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Vitória vai emprestar Dinis ao Deportivo" [Vitória will loan Dinis to Deportivo] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "El Fabril cierra la incorporación del mediocentro portugués Dinis" [Fabril complete addition of Portuguese central midfielder Dinis] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Dhar, Pulasta (21 August 2014). "Kerala snap up Michael Chopra, Kolkata sign Josemi as ISL teams splash Rs 16 crore". Firstpost. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "ISL as it happened – FC Goa 2–1 Delhi Dynamos FC". NDTV. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Slaven Belupo bolji od Istre u Koprivnici" [Slaven Belupo better than Istra in Koprivnica]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Bilten br. 14" [Bulletin nr. 14] (PDF) (in Croatian). Istra County Football Federation. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Kup: Dinamo prvi polufinalist" [Cup: Dinamo first semi-finalists]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Sub-21: Portugal bate Suécia no Cartaxo" [Under-21: Portugal beat Sweden in Cartaxo]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 February 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "El futbolista que salvó dos vidas en el Miño" [The footballer who saved two lives in the Minho]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 29 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Jogador do Vitória salvou a vida a dois jovens espanhóis" [Vitória player saved lives of two young Spaniards] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Futebolista natural de Monção salva dois jovens espanhóis no Rio Minho" [Monção-born footballer saves two young Spaniards in the Minho River] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vale do Minho. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dinis". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Dinis". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links edit
- Henrique Dinis at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Henrique Dinis at BDFutbol
