Henrique Guedes da Silva (born 6 March 1972), known as Catanha, is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker, and the manager of CD Nerja.
He played almost exclusively for modest clubs in his native Brazil (seven teams in total), except for a brief spell with
Atlético Mineiro
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. He competed in Spain during 12 seasons, most notably with
Celta
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, amassing
La Liga
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totals of 148 matches and 62 goals in five years.
Catanha represented the
Spain national team.
Club career
Catanha was born in
Recife
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. After having played with modest clubs in his native country, he arrived in 1995 in Portugal to play for
C.F. Os Belenenses
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,
teaming up with countryman
Everton Giovanella
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He was best known for tireless physical display, and played most of his professional career in Spain – one full decade – namel ...
with whom he would later play in two teams in Spain; there, he started competing in the
second division
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, with
UD Salamanca
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and
CD Leganés.
Moving to
Málaga CF
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for the
1998–99 season, Catanha contributed with 26 goals to the
Andalusia
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side's
La Liga
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promotion, and also won the
Pichichi Trophy
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. He scored a further 24 in
1999–2000's top flight, tied for second with
Atlético Madrid
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's
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
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Born in Suriname, he and his family would later move to t ...
.
Catanha joined
RC Celta de Vigo in July 2000, being an instrumental part of the
Galicians
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' domestic and
European
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exploits in a three-year span. However, when the club played
UEFA Champions League
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in the
2003–04 campaign, he only backed up
Savo Milošević
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, and also
suffered team relegation.
After that Catanha went pretty much unnoticed, representing
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
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, Belenenses,
[ ]Marília Atlético Clube
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and Clube Atlético Mineiro
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. In January 2006 he returned to Spain, playing with modest CD Linares (third level
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, two-and-a-half seasons) and Unión Estepona CF
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(division four
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).
In early 2010, aged nearly 38, Catanha returned to his nation of birth, resuming his career in the lower leagues. After a career lasting well into his 40s and playing with his son Pedro at UD Dos Hermanas San Andrés, he finally retired from football in 2017, after a stint at Club Atlético Estación.
Catanha was announced as manager of Gibraltar Second Division
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side Leo F.C. in June 2017, but he resigned before appearing in a competitive game. He then became CD Estepona's director of football.
International career
Catanha earned three caps
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for Spain
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– all in 2000 – despite being born in Brazil. His debut came on 7 October in a 2002 FIFA World Cup
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qualifier
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against Israel
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, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Ismael Urzaiz
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in a 2–0 home win.
Catanha was one of five black or mixed-race players to have played for Spain along with Thiago Alcântara
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Born in Italy to Brazi ...
, Donato, Vicente Engonga
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He played for six clubs in his career, having his longest and most successful sp ...
and Marcos Senna
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He was mainly known for his passing range and long-range shooting and was also a penalty specialist. H ...
, all but the third being Brazilian nationals.
See also
* List of Spain international footballers born outside Spain
References
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1972 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Recife
Brazilian emigrants to Spain
Brazilian footballers
Spanish footballers
Association football forwards
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
União São João Esporte Clube players
Centro Sportivo Alagoano players
Paysandu Sport Club players
Marília Atlético Clube players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano players
Primeira Liga players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
UD Salamanca players
CD Leganés players
Málaga CF players
RC Celta de Vigo players
CD Linares players
Russian Premier League players
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
Spain international footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Russia