Cecilio Nauzet Pérez González (born 1 March 1985), known simply as Nauzet, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

CD Unión Sur Yaiza Club Deportivo Unión Sur Yaiza is a Spanish football team based in Yaiza, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 13 June 1983, it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Yaiza'', with a capacity of 2,000 peo ...

Club career

Born in Las Palmas,

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, Nauzet started his career with CD Maspalomas, before moving to local rivals

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

to finish his development. In the 2002–03 season, aged 17, he played three games with the first team in the

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, his first appearance being on 31 August 2002 in a 2–0 home win against Racing de Ferrol. After a loan spell in the

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with

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, Nauzet returned to the second division for the 2005–06 campaign, being backup with

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's reserves and suffering team relegation. He left the club in late January 2007 and continued his career in division three, appearing for five teams and being relegated with

CD Orientación Marítima Club Deportivo Orientación Marítima is a Spanish football team based in Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Founded in 1954, it plays in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Canary Islands, holding home games ...

and UD Fuerteventura; during his spell with the latter, on 5 October 2008, he scored from a goal kick in the 2–0 away victory over

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. Nauzet left AD Ceuta in December 2010, as both parties agreed on terminating the contract. On 23 February of the following year, he signed with

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club Halmstads BK. On 29 May 2011, both Nauzet and countryman Iván Díaz were released by Halmstads; it was announced that several factors both on and off the pitch were the reason for the rescision. He returned to his country in the summer, joining third-tier

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

and being an instrumental part in the side's semi-final run in the

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. In 2012, Nauzet moved to CE Sabadell FC of the second division. On 27 July 2015, after the side's

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, he agreed to a one-year contract at CA Osasuna in the same league. Nauzet played all the matches and minutes in 2015–16, as the

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se returned to

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after two years. On 14 July 2016 he agreed to a new two-year deal, making his debut in the competition on 19 August at the age of 31 when he started a 1–1 away draw against

. On 28 July 2017, after suffering immediate relegation, Nauzet terminated his contract with Osasuna. On 22 October, he signed with Cypriot club APOEL FC where he shared teams with compatriots Roberto Lago and Jesús Rueda. His maiden appearance in the

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took place on 1 November, when he helped to a 1–1 group stage away draw with

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nauzet Perez 1985 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Las Palmas Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Tercera Federación players UD Las Palmas players UE Lleida players Atlético Malagueño players Real Jaén footballers RCD Mallorca B players AD Ceuta footballers CD Mirandés footballers CE Sabadell FC footballers CA Osasuna players Recreativo de Huelva players Linares Deportivo footballers Allsvenskan players Halmstads BK players Cypriot First Division players APOEL FC players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus