Dinho (Brazilian footballer)

Edi Wilson José dos Santos (born 15 October 1966), better known as Dinho, is a former football manager and player. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, most notably for São Paulo^[1][2] and Grêmio.^[3]

Dinho

Personal information
Full name	Edi Wilson José dos Santos
Date of birth	(1966-10-15) 15 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Neópolis, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Confiança
1986–1991	Sport Recife
1991–1992	Deportivo La Coruña	2	(1)
1992–1993	São Paulo	114	(12)
1994	Santos
1995–1997	Grêmio	106	(18)
1998–2000	América Mineiro
2002	Novo Hamburgo
International career
1993	Brazil	1	(0)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Luverdense
2008	Grêmio (youth)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2023

Started a manager career with Luverdense in 2005-2006^[4] and with Grêmio youth sectors.

Personal life

Dinho also acted in politics, being councilor of the city of Porto Alegre between 2014 and 2016.^[5]

International career

Dinho just called up once time, in the friendly match against Mexico, 16 December 1993.^[6]

Honours

Confiança

• Campeonato Sergipano: 1986

Sport Recife

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1987
• Campeonato Pernambucano 1988, 1990
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1990

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1992
• Copa Libertadores: 1993
• Intercontinental Cup: 1992, 1993
• Supercopa Libertadores: 1993
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1993

Grêmio

• Copa do Brasil: 1994, 1997
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1995, 1996
• Copa Libertadores: 1995
• Sanwa Bank Cup: 1995
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1996
• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1996