Marcus Diniz

Marcus Diniz

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão
Date of birth	1 August 1987 (1987-08-01) (age 24)
Place of birth	Vitória, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Como
Youth career
1995–1999	Caxias-ES
2002–2002	Vasco da Gama
2003	Vitória
2004	Caxias-ES
2004–2007	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Milan	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Monza (loan)	13	(1)
2008–2009	Livorno	2	(0)
2009	→ Crotone (loan)	9	(0)
2009–2011	Milan	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Livorno (loan)	21	(0)
2010-2011	→ Eupen (loan)	5	(0)
2011-	Como	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão (born 1 August 1987), commonly known as Marcus Diniz, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Como.

Club career

Diniz started his career at Caxias Futebol Clube, of the Itararé quarter. He spent nine years there before transferring to the youth system of Vasco da Gama. He then moved to Vitória, eventually returning to Caxias in 2004.

He signed with Milan in late 2004 and has been a featured player in Milan's youth system. Milan decided to loan him to Serie C1 club Monza to get some first team experience.

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season he was transferred at Serie B club Livorno, on a co-ownership deal.^[1] In January he was sent on loan to Crotone.

In June 2009, Milan re-acquired Diniz back from Livorno, in exchange for Romano Perticone,^[2] though letting them keep the Brazilian on loan.^[3]

At the start of the 2010–11 season, Diniz joined Parma on a new loan spell,^[4] which however was interrupted after only one month and the player was sent on another loan to Belgian side Eupen.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Tre nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio" (in Italian). livornocalcio.it (Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio). 11 July 2008. http://www.livornocalcio.it/notizie/comunicati.php?id=2765. Retrieved 13 July 2008. 
2. ^ "A.C. Milan official note". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 23 June 2009. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=86850. Retrieved 8 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Official announcement A.C. Milan". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 8 July 2009. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=87269. Retrieved 8 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Diniz al Parma: darò il meglio" (in Italian). fcparma.com (Parma Football Club). 1 July 2010. http://www.fcparma.com/stagione/archivio-primo-piano/7014.html. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
5. ^ "Diniz in Belgio al Kas Eupen" (in Italian). fcparma.com (Parma Football Club). 25 August 2010. http://www.fcparma.com/stagione/archivio-news/7318-diniz-in-belgio-al-kas-eupen.html. Retrieved 25 August 2010. 

External links

• Profile at Assocalciatori.it (Italian)
• Profile at EmozioneCalcio.it (Italian)
• Profile at TuttoCalciatori.net (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Diniz, Marcus
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Date of birth	1 August 1987
Place of birth	Vitória, Brazil
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