Germán Sáenz

{{family name hatnote|Sáenz de Miera{{cite web|url=http://www.xn--apellidosespaa-2nb.com/apellido/saenz.de.miera.html|title=Sáenz de Miera|publisher=Apellidos de España|language=Spanish|accessdate=17 November 2015}}|Colmeiro|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Germán

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Germán Sáenz de Miera Colmeiro

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Pego

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = Tenerife

| years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = Tenerife B | caps1 = 47 | goals1 = 16

| years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Tenerife | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → Dénia (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Guijuelo (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2013–2015 | clubs5 = Las Palmas B | caps5 = 64 | goals5 = 13

| years6 = 2015–2017 | clubs6 = Murcia | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 12

| years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Cartagena | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = Logroñés | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018 | clubs9 = Mérida | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2018–2019 | clubs10 = Ibiza | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2019 | clubs11 = Jumilla | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2019–2020 | clubs12 = Atzeneta | caps12 = 23 | goals12 = 3

| years13 = 2020–2022 | clubs13 = Alzira | caps13 = 33 | goals13 = 6

| years14 = 2023– | clubs14 = Pego | caps14 = 10 | goals14 = 5

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 15:36, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

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Germán Sáenz de Miera Colmeiro (born 25 July 1990), known simply as Germán, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pego CF.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Germán was a product of CD Tenerife youth system. He made his senior debut with the B team in the Segunda División B, appearing in 17 matches as a substitute in a relegation-ending season.

Germán played his first competitive match with the main squad on 1 May 2011, featuring the last five minutes in the 2–1 away defeat against Granada CF{{cite news|url=http://granadacf.ideal.es/noticias/2011-05-01/granada-quiere-espantar-fantasma-201105011625.html|title=Granada CF-CD Tenerife: El Granada escampa la tormenta|trans-title=Granada CF-CD Tenerife: Granada fend off storm|newspaper=Ideal|first=Rafael|last=Lamelas|language=Spanish|date=1 May 2011|accessdate=28 January 2014}} and also being relegated from Segunda División at the end of the campaign.

On 25 January 2012, Germán was loaned to third-tier club CD Dénia – managed by former Tenerife player Nino Lema – for the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/germn-cedido-al-cd-denia|title=Germán, cedido al CD Denia|trans-title=Germán loaned to CD Dénia|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=Spanish|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=13 June 2016}} Roughly one year later, he made a similar move to CD Guijuelo,{{cite web|url=http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/abel-y-germn-jugarn-en-el-guijuelo|title=Abel y Germán jugarán en el Guijuelo|trans-title=Abel and Germán will play for Guijuelo|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=Spanish|date=14 January 2013|accessdate=13 June 2016}} as the former suffered administrative relegation.

In the 2013 off-season, Germán signed for UD Las Palmas Atlético in his native region.{{cite web|url=http://www.tintaamarilla.es/noticia.php?id=7737|title=Germán Sáenz: "Jugar en Las Palmas Atlético me atrae"|trans-title=Germán Sáenz: "To play in Las Palmas Atlético attracts me"|publisher=Tinta Amarilla|language=Spanish|date=5 July 2013|accessdate=13 June 2016}} After a career-best 11 goals in a relegation-ending season, he remained in the third division with a one-year deal that he signed at Real Murcia CF on 30 June 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20150630/20662800431/can-futbol-murcia.html|title=El canario Germán Sáenz, primer fichaje del Murcia para la próxima temporada|trans-title=Canarian Germán Sáenz, Murcia's first signing for the next season|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=Spanish|date=30 June 2015|accessdate=13 June 2016}}

Personal life

Germán's younger brother, Jorge, was also a footballer. He too was developed at Tenerife.{{cite news|url=http://www.laopinion.es/deportes/2014/08/10/orgullo-hermano-mayor/558172.html|title=El orgullo del hermano mayor|trans-title=Older brother's pride|newspaper=La Opinión de Tenerife|first=Manoj|last=Daswani|language=Spanish|date=10 August 2014|accessdate=14 July 2015}}