▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Lu anda , ▁Portuguese ▁Ang ola , ▁P ata ca ▁only ▁started ▁playing ▁professional ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 , ▁with ▁A . D . ▁O var ense ▁in ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁second ▁division , ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁S . C . ▁Cov il h ã ▁in ▁both ▁that ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁levels . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁impress ive ▁season ▁with ▁F . C . ▁Fel gue iras ▁in ▁division ▁two ▁( 1 8 ▁goals ), ▁he ▁signed ▁for ▁C . F . ▁Bel en enses ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight , ▁scoring ▁six ▁times ▁during ▁half ▁a ▁season , ▁his ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁club , ▁as ▁he ▁finished ▁the ▁campaign ▁with ▁Mont pel lier ▁H SC ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Ligue ▁ 1 , ▁on ▁loan , ▁net ting ▁a ▁further ▁five ▁goals ▁in ▁an ▁event ual ▁re leg ation , ▁as ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁last . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁summer ▁P ata ca ▁joined ▁the ▁H éra ult ▁side ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁basis , ▁contrib uting ▁with ▁four ▁goals ▁for ▁an ▁immediate ▁promotion ▁back , ▁and ▁being ▁irregular ly ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁top ▁division ▁seasons . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁US ▁C ré teil - L us itan os , ▁playing ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁Ligue ▁ 2 ▁and ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁Champion nat ▁National ; ▁after ▁only ▁ 1 4 ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁combined , ▁the ▁ 3 6