[2] Deusto was back-up to Spain national team goalkeeper José Ángel Iribar and played only 13 games for Bilbao, with his second coming on 31 December 1967 in an 8–0 win over Real Betis at the San Mamés Stadium.

In late 1968, Iribar's injury gave him a run of five league and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup matches, while the season ended with him on the bench as his team won the Copa del Generalísimo with a 1–0 win over Elche.

[7] Barcelona player Johan Cruyff, known for his forthright views, personally requested for the Hércules administration to sell Deusto, as they already had Argentina international Miguel Ángel Santoro as back-up.

Hércules president José Rico Pérez put him in charge of the club's bingo operation, which was a popular way for teams to make extra income at the time.

When Hércules went to play away to Las Palmas, manager Benito Joanet recognised him as a homeless man on the streets of the Canarian city, and invited him to eat with them.