Greenhithe Catimba

Greenhithe Football Club, commonly referred to as Greenhithe Catimba (“gamesmanship” in Portuguese), is an amateur association football club based in the suburb of Greenhithe, Auckland, New Zealand.[1] They are part of the Northern Football Federation, currently competing in the NRFL Division 2. They also compete in the New Zealand Chatham Cup.[2]

Greenhithe Catimba
Full nameGreenhithe Football Club
Founded2012
GroundWainoni Park , Churchouse Rd, Greenhithe, North Shore, New Zealand
ChairmanKerrin Thomson
Manager Sergio Alva
LeagueNRFL Division 2
20199th

Greenhithe strongly represents the Latin American community in Auckland, forming a relationship with Latin American social side Catimba in 2018; as a result, Greenhithe had more Argentine players than any other club outside Argentina in 2018.[3][4]

History

Originally founded in 1983 as a junior club, in 2016 the club changed its name from Greenhithe Junior Football Club to Greenhithe Football Club to prepare to expanded the club and start including senior teams including social and women's football. In their first year offering senior football, the club had six teams competing with five men and one women's team for the 2018 season as part of Northern Football Federation.[5]

2020 Lotto NRFL Division 2 First Team Squad [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  TUR Umut Aydin
— DF  RSA Kyle Myburgh
— DF  ITA Christian Menetti
— DF  BRA Victor Tozelli (captain)
— DF  ENG Scott Taylor
— DF  ITA Luca Ortali
— DF  ENG Adam Streamer
— DF  BRA Luiz Garcia
— MF  ENG Harry Streamer
— MF  CHI Benjamin Gonzales
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Matias Miranda
— MF  PER Antonio Egusquiza
— MF  CHI Nicolas Aravena
— FW  AUS Patrick Waller
— FW  ARG Facundo Esnaola
— FW  COL Felipe Orjuela
— FW  ENG Tom Smith
— FW  ARG Gonzalo Peramas
— GK  NZL Caleb Tonks
— FW  ARG David Sadrinas

2020 Lotto NRFL Division 2 Reserves Team Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ARG Nahuel Santos
— DF  NZL Logan Gibb
— DF  NZL Jacob Stead
— DF  ARG Guillermo Tchobanian
— DF  NZL Ruben Yates
— DF  ARG Ignacio Alfaro
— DF  URU Facundo Fajardo
— GK  SVK Jan Benkovic
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ESP Daniel Aranda
— MF  NZL Jack Butler
— MF  ARG Pablo Albanesi
— MF  COL Santiago Pinzon
— MF  NZL Tom Yates
— MF  CHI Felipe Paredes
— FW  ESP Jonathan Rey
— FW  COL Luis Santamaria

Management staff
Role Name
Head Coach Sergio Alva Marquez
Reserves Coach Mingi So

Notable former players

Notable former Managers

Honors
  • 2018 - AFF/NFF Conference Champions
  • 2018 - NFF Reserves Cup Champions

References
  1. Giordani, Enzo (5 June 2018). "A game that had quite a lot of things". Enzo Giordani. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "Greenhithe cause cupset in Round 1". Northern Football Federation. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/notes/catimba/bilardistas-forever/1138172212981410/
  4. https://www.pagina12.com.ar/142026-catimba-greenhithe-el-espiritu-de-bilardo-en-nueva-zelanda?fbclid=IwAR0V32YVetAP_Wy6PZFsHP4UO27i9ZqdZ18EEmxGezXrPoYRJtlevsTJ7_w
  5. Baker, Amy (6 December 2017). "Football club to offer senior pathways for local players". North Harbour News. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. "Catimba 2020 Squad - 17 Nationalities". 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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