Pedro Mairata Gual (born 15 January 1979) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Mairata was born in Manacor,

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. Until the age of 26, he played in the

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or lower, representing local CE Constància,

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and

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. In 2005, he signed for Basque club

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, being regularly used but suffering relegation from

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; even though the team produced the ninth-best defensive record in the league (45 goals in 42 matches), they finished last. After one year with UD Almería in the second tier, contributing 15 matches to the

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side's first-ever promotion to

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, Mairata joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona of the same league. After six seasons at the

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, five of those in the second division, he was released.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mairata, Pedro 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Manacor Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Mallorca Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CE Constància players UD Las Palmas Atlético players Atlético Levante UD players SD Eibar footballers UD Almería players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers CD Llosetense players