[1] Along with his brother Manuel, he was a member of the Madrid FC side that won the Copa del Rey four times in a row, between 1905 and 1908, although Joaquín only participated in the first three, leaving the club in 1907 to join Sporting de Vigo.

Quincho helped Sporting reach their first-ever final in 1908, in which the Yarza brothers were rivals, as Manuel stayed at Madrid.

[6] After a brief spell with Pontevedra Sporting, he moved to Real Club Coruña still in 1909, forming an attacking partnership with Joaquín Caruncho.

[7] In 1912 he joined Deportivo de La Coruña, making his debut on 31 March in a match held in the old Riazor field against Compostela FC.

Outside of football, he joined the Spanish Navy and was a naval engineer, being assigned to several ships such as Bonifaz, Almirante Cervera or Laya.