Marcus Diniz He is a central defender born in 1986 who, in his long career, also played in Lecce. The central defender with the dual Brazilian and Romanian passport was brought to Italy by Milan and in the first years of his career he wandered around a lot between Monza, Livorno, Crotone, Eupen and Como, often playing in Serie C.
In Salento 76 matches and three failed promotions
He arrived in Salento after a good season played with the Como team. He wore the Lecce shirt for 3 seasons, for a total of 76 appearances, seasoned with 3 goals and 5 assists. In any case, although his experience in Salento cannot be defined as negative, the defender has never managed to reach his promotion goal while wearing the Giallorossi shirt.
After the farewell to Lecce
After saying goodbye to Salento, a land that had entered Marcus’ heart, the defender first played another season in Serie C with the Padova shirt and then decided to move to Israel. He spent most of his career there, only leaving for one season to live in Romania.
He now plays for H.Umm al-Fahm, a club that participates in the Israeli Second Division championship. At 36 years old, he will celebrate 37 on August 1st, he has played 32 games in the league, also marked by 3 assists.
Ductility and physical integrity are his best qualities
His flexibility – Diniz has always known how to play both in the center and on the wing and in Lecce he alternated with good results in both positions – and his physical integrity have allowed him to live a long career and achieve various satisfactions.
Now, returning to major football doesn’t seem like the priority. What Marcus is really interested in is closing his football experience in the best possible way, giving everything for the shirt he wears as he always has done throughout his career.
