David Català

David Català
Català as a Celta player in 2009
Personal information
Full name David Català Jiménez
Date of birth (1980-05-03) 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.