Nauzet Alemán Viera (born 25 February 1985), known simply as Nauzet, is a Spanish former professional

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who played mainly as a right midfielder. He spent most of his career with

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, playing 273 competitive games and scoring 40 goals. In

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, he also represented

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.Nauzet Alemán, el hombre que salvó la vida a Las Palmas, augura un futuro delicado al Valladolid: "Renuncié más a Primera por la salud de mi padre" (Nauzet Alemán, the man who saved Las Palmas' life, says Valladolid have a flimsy future: "The main reason I said no to ''Primera'' was my father's health")
Relevo, 6 December 2024 (in Spanish)

Club career

Las Palmas

Born in

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, Nauzet made his debut with his hometown club

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during 2003–04's

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, playing ten matches in an eventual relegation. He subsequently became first-choice. Nauzet was instrumental in the 2005–06 season, as his team once again returned to the second division: in the last minutes of a match at Real Sociedad B, in the first round of the

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, he scored a goal that relegated the

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. Additionally, in the decisive tie against CD Linares, he set up

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for the game's only goal.

Valladolid

In late June 2009, not having renewed his contract with Las Palmas, Nauzet signed for

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, agreeing to a three-year deal. He made his league debut on 30 August as a starter at

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, being sacrificed in the 15th minute after defender Nivaldo was sent off (eventual 0–0 draw). He then proceeded to net four times in the next six fixtures, including twice in a 4–0 home win over

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on 25 October, but the

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side was relegated at the season's end. On 8 September 2011, Nauzet scored four goals in a 6–0 home victory against Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the

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of the

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Return to Las Palmas

Nauzet returned to the Estadio Gran Canaria in summer 2012. He achieved top-flight promotion at the end of the 2014–15 campaign, scoring ten goals in all competitions but missing the final months due to a collarbone injury. In February 2016, after being assaulted in a nightclub, Nauzet was ousted from the squad for 15 days. He terminated his contract with Las Palmas on 7 July, joining second-tier Almería on 13 August 2017 but leaving at his own request on 12 December. On 1 January 2018, Nauzet announced his retirement at the age of 32. Shortly after, however, he returned with amateurs Arucas CF in his native region.Nauzet Alemán se suma al baile de estrellas de la Preferente y ficha por el Arucas (Nauzet Alemán joins parade of stars of ''Preferente'' and signs for Arucas)
La Provincia, 2 March 2018 (in Spanish)

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