[1] Born in Llavorsí, Lleida, Catalonia, Canito began playing professionally with RCD Espanyol.
He helped the side to win the Copa del Rey in his second year, but was also ostracised following an incident involving his main team Espanyol: as they were fighting to avoid relegation from La Liga against Hércules CF, he was warming up in the sidelines for Barcelona, and celebrated when the Pericos netted the goal which led to salvation, to the fury of the crowd at the Camp Nou.
[2][3] Canito then returned to his main club as part of the deal that sent goalkeeper Urruti in the opposite direction, but left after only one year after falling out with coach José María Maguregui.
[4][1] Canito earned his sole cap for Spain on 21 December 1978, playing the last 20 minutes of the 1–0 friendly defeat to Italy in Rome.
Even though he was aided psychologically and economically by Barcelona and Espanyol's Veterans Associations, he could not recover, and was found dead in his sister's home in La Pobla de Montornès, Province of Tarragona, on 25 November 2000; he was only 44 years old.