Joaquim António Dinis (born 1 December 1947,

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) is a former

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. He played for Sporting, FC Porto and União Leiria in the

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, as forward. He is a brother of Angolan basketball coach Carlos Dinis. Dinis gained 14

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and scored 5 goals for the Portugal national team. He did a great partnership with

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at the

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in 1972, scoring all the 5 international goals of his career at the competition. He gave the name to the Joaquim Dinis Stadium in

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* 1947 births Living people C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players Clube Atlético de Luanda players Sporting CP footballers FC Porto players U.D. Leiria players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto managers Angolan men's footballers Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese men's footballers Primeira Liga players Men's association football forwards Portuguese football managers Footballers from Luanda {{portugal-footy-forward-stub