David Català
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Català as a Celta player in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Català Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Espanyol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Espanyol B | 102 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Espanyol | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Xerez | 36 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Lleida | 37 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Albacete | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Lorca Deportiva | 26 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Salamanca | 82 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Celta | 77 | (5) |
| 2012–2019 | AEK Larnaca | 204 | (18) |
| Total | 587 | (36) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| 2022 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2023–2024 | Istra 1961 | ||
| 2024–2025 | Sabadell | ||
| 2025– | Kerala Blasters | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Català Jiménez (born 3 May 1980) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
After beginning his career at Espanyol, he spent most of it in the Segunda División, representing six teams over nine seasons in the division, mostly Salamanca and Celta. He totalled 274 games and 15 goals in that tier.
Català retired following a seven-year spell at AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, where he began his managerial career.