Fedor, Nicolás

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Fullname: Nicolás Ladislao Fedor Flores
aka: Nicolás Fedor, Miku Fedor, Nicolas Fedor
Born: 19 August 1985
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Signed: 31 August 2012 (one-year loan)
Left: 1 June 2013 (end of loan, not renewed)
Position: Forward, Striker
Debut: St Johnstone 2-1 Celtic, League, 15 Sep 2012
Squad No.: 7
Internationals: Venezuela
International Caps: 51 [complete at end of career]
International Goals: 11 [complete at end of career]

Biog

Note: Miku is the son of a Hungarian father and Venezuelan mother. The name ‘Miku’ is a nickname derived from the Hungarian equivalent of his first name ‘Miklos’.

Miku is a player who has spent much of his career on loan out to clubs. His record is not exactly stellar but he is an international and at his last club Getafe he had what seemed to be a commendable record of a goal in every four games (he was at a mid table team) and he even scored once against Real Madrid.

Despite being their top goal scorer in the past season and their prime striker, he was again shipped out on loan and this time to Celtic. Curious for any side to loan out their top scorer but were Celtic to find an undervalued gem or not? The answer was sadly to be the latter.

Arriving as one of three notable foreign signings at the end of the summer 2012 transfer window, due to his exotic background (i.e. Latin American raised, Eastern European father and Spanish football trained) he seemed to stand out. The Spanish league was in a golden period and with European football a priority for Celtic, as the club was back in the Champions League, Miku was expected to add value to the squad.

Despite being given ample opportunities, Miku struggled. His work-rate was good, his movement impressive and his skill obvious. Yet, for all that ability his total return was poor! In the SPL, a far weaker league than he had been reared in, his record was simply well under par. Some quipped that his body language showed he was getting demotivated or losing self-confidence. If he wanted to stay he had to pick up fast and importantly take advantage of the opportunities that were in front of him. If he couldn’t get motivated enough after playing for Celtic in the Champions League in incredible atmospheres, then there was little anyone else could do.

The high point for him was his place in the 2-1 win over Barcelona in the Champions League. Not necessarily pivotal in the match, but he put in a great shift in a difficult victory, and looked very comfortable holding up the ball in the opposition half. For that the support commended him but then again he wasn’t being pressured to make or score goals, just keep the ball up the field.

However, in the run of the mill domestic games he was getting nowhere and his value was marginal at best. As a loan signing he had to realise he had to hit the ground running hard, and as he’d been repeatedly on loans in his career, he knew this clearly. Supporters saw glimpses of his talent and many thought each time that the support should wait and give him another chance, but there’s just so many chances the management can give before they have to stop.

In fairness, he admitted difficulty in settling into Scotland, granted taking in the culture difference to what he has been used to, but then stated that the support was now seeing the best of him. The embarrassing nil-nil draw with Arbroath in the Scottish Cup showed little of that. He was making the runs in games and maybe the first team weren’t playing to his strengths but he had joined Celtic and not the other way round, so he should have to adapt. Some would argue that his attitude seemed to be wrong and seemed to go in a huff if after his runs that the ball didn’t come to him; a bit overstated but some truth to this.

Lassad, who came in at the same time, ended up showing him up in the early matches to the surprise of many (although he himself later seemed to be no better). The writing was on the wall, with rumours of talks already in early December to terminate Miku’s loan in January rather than wait to the summer. However, he stayed or Celtic couldn’t shift him (as club tied), and he remained on the books but was noticeably less often on the bench let alone the first team.

He was given token appearances after the January transfer window, and he did apply himself well despite limited game time, a mark of a good professional. Celebrated the title win deservedly as much as anyone on the big day.

Miku’s move simply wasn’t working out as we expected despite glimpses of his ability. Lesser gifted players were providing more, and it’s an important note about any player that talent alone goes only so far. He was all show with little end-product. Celtic were another notch on his growing line of loan moves, so the problem wasn’t likely Celtic as he was not settling for long anywhere in a first team. Celtic were his sixth team on loan in his short career. Like others, the Celtic staff could see his talent but again a puzzle why he couldn’t sustain success anywhere (although in fairness he did well at one or two lower tier sides in his career).

Having played and performed well in the great victory over Barcelona, he will definitely be remembered a touch more favourably than other loan players Celtic have had on our books over the years. He won’t be marked down to the same extent as for example Brozek has been. However, it was sadly no great success story at Celtic.

Post-Celtic
Since leaving Celtic, Miku continued his nomadic ways with spells in Qatar, Spain, India, and then Cyprus where he partnered English striker Matt Derbyshire up front for Omonia Nicosia, who happen to be managed by ex-Ibrox player Henning Berg.

He then moved to former giants Deportivo La Caruna (now in the Spanish second tier) where he had a very good period with a number of goals before a move to Murcia playing well late on in his career.

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Playing Career

Competition	GS	SB	G	A	SH	SG	FC	FS	YC	RC
Scottish Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SPL	5	6	2	0	10	4	7	8	2	0

GS: Games Started, SB: Used as Substitute,
G: Goals, A: Assists, SH: Shots, SG: Shots on goal, YC: Yellow Cards,
RC: Red Cards, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, SV: Saves, OF: Offsides,
W: W, D: Draws, L: Losses

Honours with Celtic

Scottish Premier League

• 2012-13

Scottish Cup

• 2013

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• Signs for Celtic (Aug 2012)
• Leaving Celtic (2013)

Articles

Champions sign two more new Bhoys

Celticfc.net
By: Newsroom Staff on 31 Aug, 2012 22:45

CELTIC are delighted to announce that they have signed striker Nicolas ´Miku´ Fedor from Spanish side Getafe. And the Hoops have also signed Slovakian goalkeeper, Lubos Kamenar from French side, Nantes. Both players join the Scottish champions on a season-long loan, with the club having an option to make the moves permanent ones.

Twenty-seven-year-old striker, Miku, is a highly-regarded Venezuelan internationalist with a wealth of experience at club level in Spain and at international level for his country, and he was top scorer for Getafe in La Liga last season.

Lubos Kamenar is a 25-year-old goalkeeper, who has gained full international honours with Slovakia.

Both Miku and Lubos are delighted to be joining the Scottish champions and are ready to play their part in the campaign to retain the SPL title. And the two men are also looking forward to the forthcoming UEFA Champions League campaign, with the Hoops facing Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow.

The loan signings of Miku Fedor and Lubos Kamenar, along with the signing of Nigernian defender Efe Ambrose, will further strengthen Neil Lennon´s squad, and everyone in the Celtic family welcomes the players to the club and wishes them every success at Celtic.

And the club are also looking to bring in another striker, which they are hoping to do ahead of the UEFA Champions League deadline.

“I should not have gone to Scotland”

Translated via Google from Spanish

http://www.eluniversal.com/deportes/futbol/130401/no-debi-irme-a-escocia

“Miku” Fedor wants to forget Celtic, while evaluating options in Spain

JOSÉ RICARDO Maciñeiras | EL UNIVERSAL
Monday April 1, 2013 12:00 AM

Trial and error, a practical and common method for knowledge. Is this the “modus operandi” that man discovers the child and exploring their environment to learn. However, at 27, Nicholas’ Miku “Fedor is such that the lessons never stop coming through this simple system, a formula that now allows you to wait with patience and understanding as it passes through Scotland left behind … only as “a sad memory.”

Within two months, the Venezuelan forward will be on a plane and change the page and continue his career. When you look out the window and see what they left behind, not a nostalgic feel. By then, stay at Celtic FC Glasgow City alone will have been a bitter pill for a year that he admits “want to remove from your head.”

Honestly, the Caracas-born striker admits being wrong on the last decision he made to his professional side. “It was a mistake to go there (Scotland). Simply because I can not do anything,” Fedor loose, knowing that even should remain at the club on loan until end of season Betis. And in August 2012 ‘Miku’ went from being a starter in the Getafe immovable, to be relegated to the bench at Celtic.

“At first I did not understand. I said to myself: ‘How might come to play in the best league in the world (Spain) and no part of Scotland?’ (…) But then I realized that things had nothing to do with sports, “says another former Valencia striker, who was coming off his best season in Getafe (12 goals) and thought just leave Scotland in December, but FIFA rules were filed.

The romance between ‘Miku’ and Celtic started well. From mouth coach, Neil Lennon, the player was praised for its technical capacity, a fact that projected a promising outlook. However, playing time came intermittently and progressively deteriorated the relationship between the player and the quarterback, until the cloudy mind: “I do not talk. I like to face the truth. They do not like me say one thing and then do another front behind. ”

Despite the stabbing had to handle frustration, Nicolás Fedor found tranquility to fully understand your situation. “I know you are going to play those who are there, who knows coach and they have more confidence. If there is an injury, I know I can participate,” he says, and then discuss their current status reminds one of past experiences: “I liken it a lot with what I experienced in Valencia. Obviously there playing David Villa and not me, a compelling reason. addition I was very young and impetuous, so that I could not absorb it.”

Knowing that has its days numbered in Scottish Highlands, the Caracas agree that he would have liked to have continuity in at least five straight. “The last time I was the owner, after I returned from the concentration of burgundy in Madrid, got goal. Then spent six league matches without playing. So what I have to do?;? Being born in Scotland?” jokes.

In parallel, the anxieties and concerns have filled the lives of ‘Miku’ outside engramado. And it is to deal with the unpredictable mild climate of Scotland, has been beaten to force the health of his daughter Alessandra Nicole Fedor. “He got sick a lot. Never two weeks we could have quiet, because we’re at the doctor or something is wrong with her” details about her little less than a year, who was born in Spain.

A new horizon

Whenever this hurts you, ‘Miku’ is in the burgundy a valuable refuge. “I feel that morale boost I need sometimes. I feel very loved and well respected in the selection,” he says. In turn clings to the family, while waiting to pass the days.

Already, deck options for the immediate future. Back to Spain, where he lived the last 12 years, is the strongest alternative, plus you still have a contract with Getafe. “There have been some very good things in the Spanish league. Teams are interested in positions with good European and other places in the table.’s Goal is to return to the world elite” confirms, preferring not to forward names before there is a agreement.

That is why the Venezuelan hungarian descent thank God, because even in December to seven clubs in Spain called it.

His stay in Scotland is not over yet, but-without-the end comes “Miku” Fedor files on its head a new learning for future years of his career: “I have to make decisions with more sports and more cold head “. However, he knows that only had five hours to choose a new destination this August 31, when the Getafe informed that he had strong intentions of giving it.

Kevin McCluskie with A Celtic State of Mind – Whatever Happened to… Miku?

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Kevin McCluskie with A Celtic State of Mind – Whatever Happened to… Miku?

Arriving on loan from Getafe on the final day of the 2012 summer transfer window, Nicolas Ladislao Fedor Flores, or Miku as he is better known, became only the second Venezuelan, after Fernando de Ornelas, to pull on the famous green and white hoops of Celtic.

A late addition to the squad, Miku was brought in to add extra firepower to the Celtic frontline as Neil Lennon’s Bhoys embarked on their first Champions League campaign under the Northern Irishman.

Relatively unknown to Scottish football fans before his move to Celtic Park, Miku’s capture fell somewhat under the radar. Standing at over 6ft tall, industrious, and with good movement off the ball, Miku had, on paper, all the attributes required to be a hit under Lennon.
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Slow Rise to Prominence

Born in Venezuela to a Hungarian father and raised in Spain, Miku had a unique blend of football influences to call upon, making him a player worth taking notice of. He had also top-scored for Getafe in the season prior to his move to Celtic, hitting the back of the net 12 times in 38 league games; a highly impressive return for a mid-table La Liga side.

However, by the time Miku ended up at Celtic, he had already turned out for seven different clubs as he was farmed out on loan by parent club Valencia on an annual basis at the start of his career, before eventually signing a permanent contract with Getafe.

Miku spent his formative years on loan at various lower league clubs in Spain, averaging a goal every 3.5 games as he looked to force his way into the main squad at Valencia. At the start of the 2009/10 season, it looked like he might finally get the break he was looking for, scoring a hat-trick against Stabaek in a Europa League match. As it turned out, those would be his only goals for Los Ches with a move to Getafe confirmed in January 2010.

With Getafe, Miku was afforded the top-flight, first-team football he was unable to secure at Valencia. He quickly became a mainstay in the team helping them to achieve 6th, 16th, and 11th-placed finishes in his first 2.5 seasons at the club; with a personal highlight of scoring a double at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid in a 4-2 defeat during the 2011/12 season.

During this stage of his career, Miku began to thrive at International level and was part of the Venezuela squad that achieved a 4th-place finish in the 2011 Copa America, the nation’s best ever performance in the tournament.

The Celtic Year

Miku’s exploits with Getafe and Venezuela had not gone unnoticed and he was on the move once more in 2012, this time the destination was Celtic Park and, at 27 years of age, the striker should have been arriving at the peak of his career.

First pick at Getafe, Miku hadn’t joined Celtic with the intention of playing second fiddle to Gary Hooper, but to be a key part of the team, win silverware for the first time in his career, and taste the Champions League. His intentions were pure enough, and having rejected moves to relegation candidates in the English Premiership to join Celtic instead, he was warmly welcomed by the faithful.

Miku was given the hallowed number 7 jersey on his arrival, a curse perhaps given the size of the footsteps left behind by previous wearers of that number. As it would transpire throughout the season, Miku could not live up to the expectation that comes with the number 7 jersey at Celtic Park.

In total, Miku mustered a measly two goals for Celtic, both of which came away from home, at Tannadice and the Tulloch Stadium respectively.

Fittingly, however, for a man who had spent his entire career in Spain before moving to Glasgow, Miku’s finest hour in the Hoops would arrive against Spanish opposition; the Catalan giants, Barcelona.

On an evening where Celtic celebrated their 125th Anniversary, another fairytale chapter was written in the club’s history as the Bhoys saw off Tito Vilanova’s irrepressible Barcelona. It was the night that a young Tony Watt wrote himself into Celtic folklore, scoring the winner just 10 minutes after entering the fray.

For his part, Miku played the full 90 plus minutes and had a subtle, yet important, hand in the opening goal by impeding Valdes’ movement as Charlie Mulgrew’s corner made its way on to the head of Victor Wanyama.

While Celtic spent most of the game camped in their own half, Miku posed the Barca backline a number of problems with his hold-up play and clever movement on the Hoops’ rare forays forward.

But strikers are judged on goals and Miku was finding them to come by. As the season wore on, chances to impress came fewer and further between as the emergence of Tony Watt alongside established frontmen Hooper, Samaras, and Stokes severely restricted Miku’s game time.

The option to sign the South American on a permanent deal at the end of the season was not invoked as Celtic looked elsewhere for their next hitman. For Miku, his time in Paradise was over.

Life after Celtic

Since leaving Celtic, Miku has continued his nomadic ways with spells in Qatar, Spain, India, and most recently Cyprus where he currently partners English striker Matt Derbyshire up front for Omonia Nicosia, who happen to be managed by ex-Rangers defender Henning Berg.

At 34, Miku is now in the twilight of his career but he’ll always have that glorious night in November 2012 to look back on and the memory that it was Celtic with whom he won his first career silverware; the 2012/13 Scottish Premier League title.