Nicknamed chepe, he is best known for being the all-time top scorer in the Panamanian national football league ANAPROF (now known as Liga Panameña de Fútbol).
Chepe Ardines made his debut in ANAPROF for the 1989 season of the championship with Eurokickers[1] where he enjoyed most of his success.
Chepe played 12 seasons with the vikings until the team was relegated to Primera A in 2001 and only interumpting his stay during the ANAPROF 1992 offseason where he was part of Honduran side Marathón.
[2] All of these records still stand today and are part of the goalscoring legacy left by Ardines in the national football league.
His 100th goal in ANAPROF was scored on November 13, 1994 against Plaza Amador's goalkeeper Gaspar Pérez in a 2-1 defeat of Eurokickers.