He achieved Segunda División totals of 127 games and 34 goals for Lugo, Girona and Alcorcón, but spent most of his career abroad.

He represented Dundee United, St Johnstone and Rangers in Scotland, in addition to brief spells in England, Qatar, Japan, China and India.

[6] In September, Sandaza scored his second and netted four times in the first half of November, including a double against eventual champions, Rangers.

[8] Hernia problems restricted his appearances during the season, and he was struggling to get into the United first team so in August 2010 was allowed to go on trial with Swansea City.

[9] Sandaza was eventually released by United on 31 August, allowing him to sign for another club as a free agent after the closure of the transfer window.

In the FA Cup campaign, Sandaza scored two goals in two consecutive games, in separate round victories against United of Manchester and Portsmouth.

However, his time at Brighton was limited after his first team was he was surplus to requirements, due to goalscoring form of Ashley Barnes and Glenn Murray.

[15] Due to his goalscoring form for St Johnstone, Rangers made a pre-contract offer for Sandaza as his contract was set to expire at the end of the season.

[16] Following his decision to reject the move, the Glasgow club entered administration, leading Sandaza to say he was relieved to have turned down a pre-contract deal, while acknowledging his sympathy for Rangers' plight.

"On 7 August 2012, Sandaza signed a three-year deal with Rangers, who had to start life again in the Scottish Third Division after administration and then subsequent liquidation.

[21] In September, Sandaza soon suffered an injury on a cheekbone and was taken to hospital for an X-ray after clashed heads with Motherwell's Shaun Hutchinson in the Scottish League Cup, which Rangers won 2–0.

[22] In December 2012, Sandaza alleged to Spanish newspaper Diario AS that Rangers – a club with a strong Protestant identity – had told him to stop making the Catholic sign of the cross.

[23] In March 2013, Sandaza was duped into discussing a possible transfer from Rangers to the Major League Soccer by a hoax telephone caller posing as a football agent.

During his suspension, Sandaza feared his Rangers career might be over as he suspected that club owner Charles Green wished to sell him.

[28] After leaving Rangers, Sandaza went on trial in Romania at Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești, but was not offered a contract and returned to Spain.

[60] Roughly one year later he was loaned to Al Ahli SC;[61] after sustaining an injury which took him out of the first matches of the campaign, he was unable to play until January due to being unregistered.