Early career Dinzey began playing football in his childhood, participating in youth teams in the West Berlin borough of
Tempelhof-Schöneberg. In 1988, he joined a
Wannsee Junior-A team that played in
Steglitz-Zehlendorf, an adjacent West Berlin borough. At 17, he began upper-league play with the first-tier crew of the Wannsee. The following year, he switched to
Lichterfelder FC, playing two years for them. In 1994, Dinzey began his professional career with the
Bundesliga, playing for
VfB Stuttgart. His debut game in the Bundesliga's
1994–95 season, the first of 14 he played that year, was on 2 August – an away match against
TSV 1860 Munich. In the
1995–96 season, with the prospect of becoming a regular starter, he moved to the
FC St. Pauli in
Hamburg. After playing in 31 games and having scored five goals for Hamburg, Dinzey was drafted to play for
Zaire's
national team. After the season, he returned to the Bundesliga, signing for
Hertha BSC, where for two years he was a regular starter and significantly contributed to the team's success.
1860 Munich In 1998, he accepted a
DM1.3 million contract to play for the
TSV 1860 Munich team as
Horst Heldt's substitute. During two years he played for Munich only 15 times, scoring one goal. In 2000, the Munich team qualified for the
UEFA Champions League, but owing to differences with then-coach
Werner Lorant he had little opportunity to participate in the tournament.
Hannover 96 Subsequently, he moved to play for
Hannover 96 in the
second Bundesliga; he earned a regular place and played 13 completed games, scoring two goals.
Vålerenga (loan) In 2001, he was on a four-month loan to
Norwegian First Division team
Vålerenga, where he played ten of 13 games, scoring one goal.
Eintracht Braunschweig In 2002, he returned to Germany, playing for
Eintracht Braunschweig, but the team finished 15th and he could not prevent the team's relegation from the second Bundesliga to the then third-tier
Regionalliga Nord. Despite the fall in rank, he remained in Braunschweig for the 2003–04 season, statistically his most successful; he scored 13 goals in his last season and helped his team achieve the
Lower Saxony Cup.
FC St. Pauli In 2004, he returned to the
FC St. Pauli in the
Regionalliga Nord, playing 88 times and scoring 24 goals during his three years in Hamburg; the team twice won the
Hamburger Pokal. In 2006 the team reached the semi-finals of the
DFB-Pokal but lost to eventual winners
Bayern Munich.
Holstein Kiel In 2007, St. Pauli was promoted to the Bundesliga's second division, where he was traded to play seven months for the
Oberliga Nord's
Holstein Kiel team. He played there for ten games and scored a goal before finally ending his playing career. During his career, Mazingu-Dinzey played professionally in 90 Bundesliga games, 77 Regionalliga games and 220 games overall. ==International career==