Renato Dirnei Florêncio

Football player infobox|
playername= Renato
fullname = Renato Dirnei Florêncio
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|5|15|df=y
cityofbirth = flagicon|Brazil Santa Mercedes
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.78
nickname =
currentclub = Sevilla FC
clubnumber = 11
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–2000
2000–2004
2004–
clubs = Guarani FC
Santos FC
Sevilla FC
caps(goals) = 34 (5)
126 (12)
90 (14)
nationalyears = 2003–
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 29 (3)
pcupdate = 22 December 2006
ntupdate = 22 July 2006

Renato, real name Renato Dirnei Florêncio, (born May 15, 1979 in Santa Mercedes) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Sevilla FC. He plays as a defensive midfielder and has been capped 29 times by Brazilian national team. He has dual citizenship: Brazilian and Italian.

Clubs

*Guarani Futebol Clube 1998-2000 (Brazil)
*Santos Futebol Clube 2000-2004 (Brazil)
*Sevilla FC 2004-"Currently" (Spain)

Honours

*Copa America in 2004 with the Brazilian national team
*Confederation Cup in 2005 with the Brazilian national team
*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian championship) in 2002 and 2004 with Santos FC
*European Super Cup in 2006 with Sevilla

He received the "Brazilian Silver Ball" in 2003.

External links

* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=6274&pn=Renato_Dirnei_Florêncio Renato's profile, career timeline and detailed statistics]
* [http://www.unitedathletes.com/english/interviews/renato.html United Athletes Magazine] Interview with Renato about the training of a midfielder.