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Joaquim Dinis

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Joaquim Dinis
Personal information
Full name Joaquim António Dinis
Date of birth (1947-12-01) December 1, 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969 Atlético Luanda
1969–1975 Sporting 151 (27)
1975–1977 FC Porto 23 (2)
1978–1981 União Leiria
International career
1970–1973 Portugal 14 (5)
Managerial career
1996 Progresso Associação do Sambizanga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joaquim António Dinis (born 1 December 1947, Luanda) is a former Angolan-Portuguese footballer. He played for Sporting, FC Porto and União Leiria in the Portuguese Liga, as forward. He is a brother of Angolan basketball coach Carlos Dinis.

Dinis gained 14 caps and scored 5 goals for the Portugal national team. He did a great partnership with Eusébio at the Brazil Independence Cup in 1972, scoring all the 5 international goals of his career at the competition. He gave the name to the Joaquim Dinis Stadium in Luanda.

Joaquim Dinis: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 1972 Machadão, Natal, Brazil  Ecuador 0–2 0–3 Brazilian Independence Cup
2 14 June 1972 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil  Iran 0–2 0–3 Brazilian Independence Cup
3 18 June 1972 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil  Chile 0–2 1–4 Brazilian Independence Cup
4 18 June 1972 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil  Chile 1–3 1–4 Brazilian Independence Cup
5 29 June 1972 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Argentina 1–3 1–3 Brazilian Independence Cup
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