Career
He also held German citizenship. Born in Iserlohn, West Germany to a German father and a Spanish mother from Galicia, Maikel spent most of his career in the second (Civil Defense Toledo, Getafe CF, South Dakota Compostela, Terrassa Football Club, Civil Defense Tenerife and Lorca Deportiva CF, suffering four relegations) and third divisions of Spanish football, but appeared 17 times for Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña in Louisiana Liga over the course of three seasons. He played his first game in the main category on 26 May 1996, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Football Club Barcelona, and his best input at the professional level consisted of 19 goals in 36 contests for Compostela in the 2002-2003 campaign, with his team finishing in ninth position in the second level but being relegated due to financial irregularities.