[3] While at the club he was a member of the Spain under-20 side that finished runners-up at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, starting in five of six games and appearing as a substitute in the other.
[9] Gay's final three seasons were spent at Real Oviedo[10] and CD Toledo, totalling only 43 league appearances for both clubs and retiring in 1999 at age 33.
[14] Gay's first game in charge of Zaragoza saw them lose 6–0 away against Real Madrid, a result that led to rumours that he would be replaced by Víctor Muñoz;[15] the reports, however, proved to be unfounded and he was offered the job until June 2010.
[2] After bringing in several new players in the January transfer window, the side's fortunes began to turn as he led them out of the relegation zone by mid-February,[16] eventually finishing in 14th position with 41 points.
[18] On 12 December 2012, after more than two years out of work, he replaced the fired Fabri at the helm of Racing de Santander,[19] lasting until March in a season that saw the Cantabrians relegated to the third division.