Henrique Dinis

Henrique Dinis Oliveira Dias (born 21 January 1990), known as Dinis, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Henrique Dinis
Personal information
Full name Henrique Dinis Oliveira Dias
Date of birth (1990-01-21) 21 January 1990
Place of birth Monção, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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;[1] previously, in September 2007, the 17-year-old had signed his first professional contract.[2]

In the following four years, whilst serving as many loans, Dinis could only appear in 41 games combined for Gondomar SC, A.D. Lousada (both in the third division), Deportivo de La Coruña B (Spanish Segunda División B)[3] and C.D. Trofense (Segunda Liga). Additionally, in both his country's second and third levels, he played just four games for Guimarães' reserves over the course of two seasons.

In August 2014, Dinis signed with Delhi Dynamos FC from the Indian Super League.[4] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 1 November, as he played the second half of a 1–2 away loss to FC Goa.[5]

Dinis started the 2014–15 campaign with Croatian club NK Istra 1961. He made his competitive debut on 20 February 2015 in a 1–2 away defeat against NK Slaven Belupo where came on as a second-half substitute for Neven Vukman,[6] being released in mid-October by mutual consent[7] after playing nine games across all competitions.[8]

International career

Dinis earned 28 caps for Portugal at youth level. His only match with under-21s occurred on 9 February 2011, when he featured 45 minutes in a 3–1 friendly win over Sweden.[9]

Personal life

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.[10][11]

Club statistics
As of 5 October 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória Guimarães 2008–09[12] Primeira Liga 1000—10
2009–10[12] Primeira Liga 0000—00
2011–12[12] Primeira Liga 00000000
2012–13[12] Primeira Liga 0000—00
2013–14[12] Primeira Liga 0000—00
Total 10000010
Gondomar (loan) 2009–10[12] Portuguese Second Division 9000—90
Lousada (loan) 2010–11[12] Portuguese Second Division 8000—80
Deportivo B (loan) 2010–11[13] Segunda División B 110——110
Trofense (loan) 2011–12[12] Segunda Liga 13010—140
Delhi Dynamos 2014[13] Indian Super League 60——60
Istra 1961 2014–15[13] Croatian First Football League 8010—90
Career total 5602000580

    References
    1. "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.
    2. "Henrique Dinis assina contrato profissional" [Henrique Dinis signs professional contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
    3. "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.
    4. "Kerala snap up Michael Chopra, Kolkata sign Josemi as ISL teams splash Rs 16 crore". Firstpost. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
    5. "ISL as it happened – FC Goa 2–1 Delhi Dynamos FC". NDTV. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
    6. "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.
    7. "Bilten br. 14" [Bulletin nr. 14] (PDF) (in Croatian). Istra County Football Federation. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
    8. "Kup: Dinamo prvi polufinalist" [Cup: Dinamo first semi-finalist]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
    9. "Sub-21: Portugal bate Suécia no Cartaxo" [Under-21: Portugal beat Sweden in Cartaxo]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 February 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
    10. "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 5 January 2016.
    11. "Henrique Dinis Dias" (in Portuguese). Nobre Casa de Cidadania. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
    12. "Dinis". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
    13. "Dinis". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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