He spent his entire professional career with Real Madrid, making 497 official appearances and winning several titles.
He arrived at the club at the age of 15 and was part of its junior ranks for five years, making his debut for the first team on 11 April 1982 in a 2–1 win at Castellón.
At the end of the season, Real won the UEFA Cup against Hungarian club Fehérvár by a 3–1 aggregate score, and conquered the Copa de la Liga with a 4–3 aggregate victory over Atlético Madrid, with the player starting in both finals; the team finished fifth in the league, 17 points behind champions Barcelona.
Though he took part in 23 games in the 1995–96 campaign, he played second-fiddle to Quique Sánchez Flores, Carlos Secretário and Christian Panucci.
[3] After Real Madrid lifted their seventh European Cup against Juventus on 20 May 1998 (he did not play in the decisive match), Chendo retired from professional football, aged almost 37.