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Fernando Diniz
Fluminense · Manager · Squad #—
League: Brazilian Serie AAppearances logged: 0Goals: 0Assists: 0
Bio
Fernando Diniz Silva (born 27 March 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Fluminense and interim head coach of the Brazil national team. Diniz is well known for his style of play with its focus on ball possession. For this reason, he is known to be the manager who consolidated the Tiki-taka style in Brazil, which earned him the nickname of '"Brazilian Guardiola".