In 2002, he moved to Andalusia neighbours Málaga to finish his development, spending his first two professional seasons with its B side in the Segunda División.

For the following campaign he moved to La Liga with Levante,[3] making his competition debut on 17 February 2008 in a 2–1 home win against Osasuna;[4] in the middle of a serious financial crisis, the Valencian club would also be relegated.

[5] After a spell with Cartagena, which he helped promote to division two, Armando stayed nonetheless in the Segunda División B, signing with Barcelona's reserves.

[7][8][2] On 18 December 2012, after an unassuming spell in Mexico with Veracruz,[9] Armando returned to his country and joined Córdoba in the second division, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract.

[10] He made his official debut on 10 January of the following year, featuring the full 90 minutes of the 5–0 away loss to his former team Barcelona in the Copa del Rey,[11] and appeared regularly during the second half of the league campaign, forming a solid partnership with Kiko.