Diogo Catarino

Diogo Catarino da Silva (born 9 January 1990), known as Catarino, is a Brazilian beach soccer player who plays as a defender (fixo). He is the captain of the Brazil national beach soccer team and wears the number 4 jersey. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama.

Early life Born in Rio de Janeiro, Catarino began his career with the beach soccer section of Vasco da Gama, where he won multiple domestic and continental titles.

Club career He has since played for several European and international clubs, including Milan (Italian champion 2013), Sporting CP, Braga (European Club Cup and Elite champion 2017), Lokomotiv Moscow (Russian champion 2017), Catania Beach Soccer (Italian Cup 2019), and Khor Fakkan (UAE Cup 2021).

International career Catarino debuted for Brazil around 2013 and is the current captain of the team. He helped Brazil win the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2017 (Bahamas) and 2024 (UAE), plus the 2025 edition.

Other honours include the Copa América (2016), Mundialito (2016, 2017), Intercontinental Cup (2016), South American Championship (2016), and gold at the ANOC World Beach Games (2019). He has over 30 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup appearances;

Honours

Vasco da Gama

Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer: Winners (4): 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes de Beach Soccer: Winners (3): 2017, 2019, 2020 Copa do Brasil: Winners (3): 2012, 2014, 2025 Circuito Brasileiro: 2013/14 Copa Marinha: 2015 Desafio Fair Play: 2013 Mundialito de Clubes: Runners-up 2015; Third place: 2012, 2021

Other clubs

Milan – Campeonato Italiano: 2013 Braga – Taça Europeia de Clubes: 2017; Campeonato de Elite: 2017 Lokomotiv Moscow – Campeonato Russo: 2017 Sporting CP – Campeonato de Elite: 2016 Catania – Coppa Italia: 2019 Khor Fakkan – UAE Cup: 2021

Brazil

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Winners (3 personal): 2017, 2024, 2025 Copa América de Beach Soccer: 2016, 2023 Mundialito de Beach Soccer: 2016, 2017 Copa Intercontinental: 2016 ANOC World Beach Games: Gold 2019 Campeonato Sul-Americano de Beach Soccer (South American Championship): 2016 Eliminatórias para a Copa do Mundo FIFA de Futebol de Areia (qualifiers): 2017, 2019 Liga Sul-Americana de Beach Soccer: 2019: 2019 Copa América de Beach Soccer: 2023 CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Beach Soccer: 2026