He helped it achieve promotion in his third year, and played 33 matches the following campaign as the team overachieved for a final fifth place (scoring three goals in as many wins, including the game's only at home against Hércules CF on 7 February 2009).

[9] After the departure of Ivan Rakitić to FC Barcelona, Coke captained the team in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup on 12 August, a 2–0 defeat to Real Madrid at Cardiff City Stadium.

[10] He featured less throughout the season as new signing Aleix Vidal was reconverted to right-back by coach Unai Emery,[11] but played 32 minutes as they retained their Europa League crown with a 3–2 victory over FC Dnipro on 27 May 2015.

[13] On 18 May 2016, in the Europa League final, he started as right midfielder in place of the injured Michael Krohn-Dehli[14] and scored twice in a 3–1 defeat of Liverpool in Basel, being subsequently named Player of the match.

[25] In August of the following year, after their second-tier relegation, he moved to Atlético Sanluqueño CF of Primera Federación;[26][27] he was already part of the club since March 2022, as investor alongside his former Sevilla teammate Cala.