[1] He was one of the great goalkeepers of Real Madrid's early history, playing with them for seven years.

Cándido began to appear as Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper in 1921 at the hand of coach Juan de Cárcer, taking over from Hernández Coronado, after the latter had a bad 1920–21 season in which Real failed to win a single trophy.

He quickly become an undisputed starter, forming a great defensive partnership with Félix Quesada and Pedro Escobal, and together with them, Cándido helped the club to win six regional championships (1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27 and 1927–28).

[2] Cándido played a pivotal role in helped the club reach the 1924 Copa del Rey Final, which was Real's first Copa del Rey final in 7 years, losing 0–1 to Real Unión, courtesy of a goal from José Echeveste.

[2] On numerous occasions Cándido played for other Spanish clubs as a guest in friendlies against foreign teams, such as when, in August 1925, Cándido played for Deportivo de La Coruña against Nacional de Montevideo of Uruguay, in a match which was basically a heroic fight between the A Coruña defense and the Uruguayan forward line, and such was Cándido's performance and the enthusiasm that he aroused among the fans that at the end of the match he was carried out on their shoulders.