Martin Cattalini

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Martin Cattalini
Position	Forward
Nickname	Cat
Height	202cm
Weight	100kg
Team	Cairns Taipans (NBL)
Nationality	Australia
Born	October 4, 1973 Fremantle, Western Australia
Junior Association	Fremantle
Debut	1993
Previous Clubs	Perth Wildcats 1993-1995 Adelaide 36ers 1996-2000, 2003-2004
Championships	1995, 1998, 1999
Career Highlights	Boomers Olympic Squad Member (2000, 2004) Played in Spain for Deportivo Baloncesto Sevilla, Caja San Fernando Sevilla & DKV Joventut

Martin Cattalini (born October 4, 1973 in Fremantle, Western Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player, currently playing for the Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League.

Cattalini began his NBL career for the Perth Wildcats in 1993, where we competed in his first NBL grand final that year and won his first NBL championship in 1995. Struggling to find court-time with the Wildcats behind starting forwards James Crawford, Andrew Vlahov and Scott Fisher, Cattalini left the Wildcats to join the Adelaide 36ers in 1996.

Cattalini was instrumental in this Adelaide side, achieving another two NBL championships in 1998 and 1999. In 2000 while still playing for Adelaide, Cattalini made his Olympic debut for the Australian Boomers at the Sydney Olympics.

In 2001, left the 36ers to compete in Spain initially for Deportivo Baloncesto Sevilla and then Caja San Fernando Sevilla in 2002. Cattalini returned to the 36ers in 2003 for two more seasons, before once again heading to Spain to play for DKV Joventut in 2004/2005.

Cattalini returned to Australia in 2006 and was rumoured to be in talks with multiple NBL clubs, including his two former teams, before signing with the Cairns Taipans. The 2007 season to date has seen Cattalini average a career high 26 points per game and he has been instrumental in numerous victories for the Taipans this year [1] [2] [3] [4].