Kátia

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Kátia
Personal information

Full name	Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Date of birth	(1977-02-18) February 18, 1977
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001-2003	San Jose CyberRays
2003-2004	Estudiantes Huelva
2004-2006	Levante UD	58	(57)
2006-2010	Olympique Lyonnais	32	(36)
2010-2011	Paris Saint-Germain	21	(12)
2011-	Zorky Krasnogorsk	3	(2)
National team^‡
1995-	Brazil	32	(27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2008

Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva (born February 18, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro), known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.

Career

A former track and field star who finished as high as fifth in the heptathlon at the South American championships, Katia is a veteran of three World Cups and two Olympic games. She began her international career as a key member of the Brazilian team in the 1995 Women's World Cup in Sweden, then played all five of her country's matches in the Atlanta Olympics. Her outstanding play and two goals at the 1999 Women’s World Cup drew rave reviews and in 2000 she finished fourth in scoring at the Sydney Olympics.

Katia spent five seasons in the Brazilian Women’s League and ranked as the No.1 goal scorer in each of them. With the launch of the WUSA in 2001, Katia was given the opportunity to take her game to an even higher level and she signed with the San Jose CyberRays. That first season she played well and scored seven goals. In 2002 she improved to score 15 goals. Her goals plus her five assists also made her the leading overall point scorer with 35.

Katia played for France's Olympique Lyonnais (ladies) from 2006–2010 scoring 57 goals in 58 matches.

After spending five years in the Division 1 Féminine in 2011 she moved to the Russian Championship. She currently plays for Zorky Krasnogorsk.^[1]

International career

Kátia has been a part of three World Cup squads. She was part of the Brazilian squad finished in third place at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the quarter-finalist's squad from 2003, and the squad that finished in second place in China.

She also played for Brazil in the 2007 Pan American Games, where they won the gold.

Olympic medal record
Pan American Games - Women's Football
Gold	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team Competition

References

↑ Soccerway

External links

Olympique Lyonnais profile (French)

v t e Brazil squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Meg 2 Valeria 3 Elane 4 Solange 5 Leda Maria 6 Fanta 7 Pretinha 8 Cenira 9 Michael Jackson 10 Sissi 11 Roseli 12 Eliane 13 Nenê 14 Márcia Taffarel 15 Nalvinha 16 Formiga 17 Yara 18 Kátia 19 Suzy 20 Tânia Coach: Ademar Fonseca

v t e Brazil women's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Fourth Place

1 Meg 2 Nenê 3 Suzy 4 Fanta 5 Márcia Taffarel 6 Elane 7 Pretinha 8 Formiga 9 Michael Jackson 10 Sissi 11 Roseli 12 Didi 13 Marisa 14 Tânia 15 Nilda 16 Sônia 18 Leda Maria 19 Kátia Coach: Duarte

v t e Brazil squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place

1 Maravilha 2 Nenê 3 Elane 4 Tânia 5 Cidinha 6 Juliana 7 Maycon 8 Formiga 9 Kátia 10 Sissi 11 Suzana 12 Andréia 13 Fanta 14 Grazielle 15 Raquel 16 Marisa 17 Pretinha 18 Priscila 19 Valeria 20 Deva Coach: De Oliveira Rica

v t e Brazil women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Fourth Place

1 Juliana 2 Andréia 3 Cidinha 4 Daniela 5 Formiga 6 Kátia 7 Maycon 8 Mônica 9 Nenê 10 Pretinha 11 Raquel 12 Rosana 13 Marisa 14 Roseli 15 Simone 16 Sissi 17 Suzana 18 Tânia Maranhão

v t e Brazil squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Andréia 2 Simone 3 Juliana 4 Tania 5 Renata Costa 6 Michele 7 Formiga 8 Rafaela 9 Kelly 10 Marta 11 Cristiane 12 Giselle 13 Mônica 14 Rosana 15 Renata Diniz 16 Maycon 17 Kátia 18 Daniela 19 Priscila 20 Milene Coach: Goncalves

v t e Brazil squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Runners-Up

1 Andréia 2 Elaine 3 Aline 4 Tânia 5 Renata Costa 6 Rosana 7 Daniela 8 Formiga 9 Maycon 10 Marta 11 Cristiane 12 Bárbara 13 Mônica 14 Grazielle 15 Kátia 16 Simone 17 Daiane 18 Pretinha 19 Michele 20 Ester 21 Thaís Coach: Barcellos

v t e Paris Saint-Germain Féminines – current squad

1 Kiedrzynek 2 Dali 3 Boulleau 4 Amaro 5 Delannoy 7 Horan 8 Debonne 9 Akherraze 10 Bresonik 11 Houara 13 Krahn 14 Hamraoui 15 Kaabachi 16 Benameur 17 Kaci 20 Pizzala 24 Bayle 27 Heath 28 Cruz 29 Asllani 30 Pons Manager: Benstiti

Persondata
Name	Kátia
Alternative names	Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Short description	Association footballer
Date of birth	1977-02-18
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death

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