Maikel Hermann Naujoks García (born 18 March 1976), known simply as Maikel, is a Spanish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker
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People wi ...
. He also held
German citizenship.
Club career
Born in
Iserlohn,
West Germany
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to a German father and a Spanish mother from
Galicia, Maikel spent most of his career in the
second
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(
CD Toledo
Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at '' Estadio Salto del Caballo'', ...
,
Getafe CF
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,
SD Compostela
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,
Terrassa FC,
CD Tenerife and
Lorca Deportiva CF
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, suffering four
relegations) and
third divisions of
Spanish football, but appeared 17 times for
Deportivo de La Coruña in
La Liga
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over three seasons.
He played his first game in the top flight on 26 May 1996, coming on as a 62nd-minute
substitute in a 2–2 home draw against
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
, and his best input at the professional level consisted of 19 goals in 36 matches for Compostela in the
2002–03 campaign, with his team finishing in ninth position in the second tier but being relegated due to financial irregularities.
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References
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1976 births
Living people
People from Iserlohn
German people of Spanish descent
German emigrants to Spain
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Arnsberg (region)
Men's association football forwards
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Deportivo Fabril players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
CD Toledo players
Xerez CD footballers
Getafe CF footballers
SD Compostela footballers
Terrassa FC footballers
CD Tenerife players
Lorca Deportiva CF footballers
Benidorm CF footballers
CD Lugo players
Pontevedra CF footballers