Ricardo Catalá

{{Short description|Brazilian professional football manager (born 1982)}}

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| fullname = Ricardo Catalá Salgado Júnior

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|4|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

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| currentclub = São Bernardo (head coach)

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| manageryears1 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs1 = Europa (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2008–2013 | managerclubs2 = Audax U17

| manageryears3 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs3 = Red Bull Brasil (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2018 | managerclubs4 = Red Bull Brasil

| manageryears5 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs5 = Mirassol

| manageryears6 = 2020 | managerclubs6 = Guarani

| manageryears7 = 2021 | managerclubs7 = São Bernardo

| manageryears8 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs8 = Operário Ferroviário

| manageryears9 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs9 = Mirassol

| manageryears10 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs10 = Remo

| manageryears11 = 2024– | managerclubs11 = São Bernardo

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Ricardo Catalá Salgado Júnior (born 28 April 1982) is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently the head coach of São Bernardo.

Career

Of Catalan heritage, Catalá's first senior job was at CE Europa's Cadete A squad in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://tuneldevestuarios.blogspot.com/2007/01/fundaci-cadet-i.html?m=0|title=Fundació: Cadet A I|publisher=Tunel de Vestuarios|language=ca|date=16 January 2007|accessdate=20 January 2020}} He left the club in 2007, and joined Audax in the following year, being appointed in charge of the under-17s.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/futebol/times/rb-brasil/noticia/origem-catala-do-tecnico-e-inspiracao-no-barca-de-ronaldinho-moldam-estilo-do-rbb.ghtml|title=Origem catalã do técnico e inspiração no Barça de Ronaldinho moldam estilo do RBB|trans-title=Catalan origin of manager and inspiration in Ronaldinho's Barça mold RBB style|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt-BR|date=23 February 2018|accessdate=20 January 2020}}

On 13 November 2013, Catalá joined Maurício Barbieri's staff as an assistant at Red Bull Brasil.{{cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/futebol/red-bull-acerta-a-contratacao-do-tecnico-mauricio-barbieri,97abedf6cad42410VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html|title=Red Bull acerta a contratação do técnico Maurício Barbieri|trans-title=Red Bull sign manager Maurício Barbieri|publisher=Terra|language=pt-BR|date=13 November 2013|accessdate=20 January 2020}} On 11 October 2017, he was appointed as manager for the ensuing campaign,{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Red-Bull-SP/noticias/2017-10/red-bull-anuncia-treinador-para-a-disputa-do-paulistao|title=Red Bull anuncia treinador caseiro, Ricardo Catalá, para a disputa do Paulistão 2018|trans-title=Red Bull announce home-grown manager, Ricardo Catalá, for the 2018 Paulistão|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt-BR|date=11 October 2017|accessdate=20 January 2020}} but was sacked the following 3 September after a run of poor results.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/futebol/times/rb-brasil/noticia/rb-brasil-anuncia-saida-de-ricardo-catala-e-promove-tecnico-do-sub-20.ghtml|title=RB Brasil anuncia saída de Ricardo Catalá e promove técnico do Sub-20|trans-title=RB Brasil announce the departure of Ricardo Catalá and promote manager of the under-20s|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt-BR|date=3 September 2018|accessdate=20 January 2020}}

On 23 April 2019, Catalá was named at the helm of Mirassol.{{cite web|url=http://www.mirassolfc.com.br/noticias/mirassol-fc-apresenta-treinador-ricardo-catala-para-equipe-profissional/543|title=Mirassol FC apresenta treinador Ricardo Catalá para equipe profissional|trans-title=Mirassol present manager Ricardo Catalá for the first team|publisher=Mirassol FC|language=pt-BR|date=23 April 2019|accessdate=20 January 2020}} On 6 November, after reaching the semifinals of the year's Copa Paulista (the club's best-ever position in the tournament), he renewed his contract for a further year.{{cite web|url=http://www.mirassolfc.com.br/noticias/mirassol-renova-com-ricardo-catala-para-o-paulistao-2020/681|title=Mirassol renova com Ricardo Catalá para o Paulistão 2020|trans-title=Mirassol renew with Ricardo Catalá for the 2020 Paulistão|publisher=Mirassol FC|language=pt-BR|date=6 November 2019|accessdate=20 January 2020}}

Catalá took Mirassol to the semifinals of the 2020 Campeonato Paulista, despite losing 18 first team players due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 29 August, he replaced sacked Thiago Carpini at the helm of Guarani,{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/futebol/times/guarani/noticia/com-cinco-derrotas-em-seis-jogos-na-serie-b-guarani-demite-carpini-e-define-catala-como-novo-tecnico.ghtml|title=Com cinco derrotas em seis jogos na Série B, Guarani demite Carpini e define Catalá como novo técnico|trans-title=With five defeats in six matches at Série B, Guarani sack Carpini and set Catalá as new manager|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt-BR|date=29 August 2020|accessdate=30 August 2020}} but was himself dismissed on 7 October.

On 29 December 2020, Catalá was announced at the helm of São Bernardo.{{cite web|url=https://www.dgabc.com.br/Noticia/3654703/sao-bernardo-fc-anuncia-ricardo-catala-como-treinador-para-2021|title=São Bernardo FC anuncia Ricardo Catalá como treinador para 2021|trans-title=São Bernardo FC announce Ricardo Catalá as manager for 2021|publisher=Diário do Grande ABC|language=pt-BR|date=29 December 2020|accessdate=3 October 2021}} The following 1 October, after winning the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he left the club and took over Operário Ferroviário in the second division.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pr/futebol/times/operario-pr/noticia/operario-pr-anuncia-ricardo-catala-como-novo-tecnico-para-reta-final-da-serie-b.ghtml|title=Operário-PR anuncia Ricardo Catalá como novo técnico para reta final da Série B|trans-title=Operário-PR announce Ricardo Catalá as new manager for the final stages of the Série B|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=3 October 2021}}

On 19 March 2022, Catalá left Operário in a mutual agreement,{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pr/futebol/times/operario-pr/noticia/2022/03/19/em-comum-acordo-com-a-diretoria-ricardo-catala-deixa-o-comando-do-operario-pr.ghtml|title=Em comum acordo com a diretoria, Ricardo Catalá deixa o comando do Operário-PR|trans-title=In a mutual agreement with the board, Ricardo Catalá leaves Operário-PR|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=19 March 2022|accessdate=19 March 2022}} and returned to Mirassol just hours later.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/times/mirassol/noticia/2022/03/19/mirassol-acerta-a-contratacao-do-tecnico-ricardo-catala.ghtml|title=Mirassol acerta a contratação do técnico Ricardo Catalá|trans-title=Mirassol agree the signing of manager Ricardo Catalá|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=19 March 2022|accessdate=19 March 2022}} He was dismissed from the latter on 4 May 2023, despite leading the side to the second division in the previous year.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/times/mirassol/noticia/2023/05/04/mirassol-anuncia-saida-de-catala-e-demite-um-tecnico-13-anos-depois.ghtml|title=Mirassol anuncia saída de Catalá e demite um técnico 13 anos depois|trans-title=Mirassol announce the departure of Catalá and sack a head coach after 13 years|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=4 May 2023|accessdate=5 May 2023}}

On 25 May 2023, Catalá was appointed in charge of Remo in the third level.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pa/futebol/times/remo/noticia/2023/05/25/novo-comandante-remo-anuncia-contratacao-do-tecnico-ricardo-catala.ghtml|title=Novo comandante! Remo anuncia contratação do técnico Ricardo Catalá|trans-title=New man in charge! Remo announce the signing of head coach Ricardo Catalá|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=25 May 2023|accessdate=28 May 2023}} On 28 February 2024, after being knocked out in the first phase of the 2024 Copa do Brasil, he was sacked,{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pa/futebol/times/remo/noticia/2024/02/28/caiu-ricardo-catala-nao-e-mais-tecnico-do-clube-do-remo.ghtml|title=Caiu! Ricardo Catalá não é mais técnico do Clube do Remo|trans-title=Out! Ricardo Catalá is no longer head coach of Remo|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=28 February 2024|accessdate=4 March 2024}} and returned to São Bernardo on 3 April.{{cite web|url=https://www.dgabc.com.br/Noticia/4130305/ricardo-catala-esta-de-volta-ao-sao-bernardo|title=Ricardo Catalá está de volta ao São Bernardo|trans-title=Ricardo Catalá is back at São Bernardo|publisher=Diário do Grande ABC|language=pt-BR|date=3 April 2024|accessdate=3 April 2024}}