In the 1904 Copa del Rey Final, Athletic were declared winners after their opponents, Club Español de Madrid, failed to turn up.
[5] He then joined X Sporting Club, where he formed a great defensive partnership with Santiago Massana and goalkeeper Pedro Gibert, winning two Catalan championships in 1907 and 1908.
[3] He remained loyal to the club until 1911, when his constant good performances drew the attention of FC Barcelona, who signed him in 1911, making his debut on 19 November in a 17-1 win over Català.
[3] He was a member of the legendary Barcelona team of the early 1910s, that also included the likes of Francisco Bru, Alfredo Massana, Enrique Peris and Carles Comamala, which won back-to-back Copa del Rey titles in 1912 and 1913, helping his side keep a clean-sheet in the 1912 final in a 2-0 win over Sociedad Gimnástica.
However, while an Athletic player, he fell in love with Ana, a young woman from a humble family who had emigrated to the Biscayan capital from Herrera de Pisuerga, in Palencia, to be educated in Los Ángeles Custodios.