He made 163 La Liga appearances for Murcia and Valencia, winning the Copa del Generalísimo in 1967 and the league title in 1971 with the latter.
On 2 July 1967, he played the final of the Copa del Generalísimo, a 2–1 win over Atlético Bilbao in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
[5] He was part of the Valencia side that won the league title in 1970–71 under manager Alfredo Di Stéfano; the defence of Tatono, Juan Sol, Antón Martínez and Aníbal Pérez was known as the muralla blanca ("White Wall").
[6] Having been injured in his final season, Tatono was released at the end of his contract in July 1972 and said that he felt physically sick at leaving Valencia after seven years.
[7] Remaining in the same city he joined third-tier Levante, experiencing promotion and relegation in his two seasons and finishing his career at Algemesí.