[1][3] He played as a centre-half and was captain of CE Europa during its golden age in the 1920s,[3] playing a pivotal role in turning the club into an important team in Catalonia, competing head-to-head against the likes of FC Barcelona and Espanyol, and together with Juan Pellicer, Manuel Cros and Antonio Alcázar, he helped the club win the 1922–23 Catalan Championship after beating Barça 1–0 in a play-off title-decider on 21 March 1923, thanks to a lonely goal from Alcázar.

Pelaó was the captain of the club that day, and he then lead CE Europa to their first-ever Copa del Rey final in 1923, which they lost 0–1 to Athletic Bilbao, courtesy of a goal from Travieso.

[4] On 10 February 1924, a match against FC Barcelona had to be suspended in the 38th minute when Europa's José Julià was sent off and refused to leave the rural area.

[5] This incident resulted in CE Europa making a general assembly in which it was agreed to separate from the Catalan Football Federation.

[8] As a CE Europa player, Pelaó was eligible to play for the Catalonia national team, and together with Paulino Alcántara, Sagibarba and Josep Samitier, he was a member of the Catalan squad that participated in the last edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.