He later became manager of several La Liga clubs including CF Barcelona, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and RCD Español.
Nogués made his La Liga debut for FC Barcelona on 12 December 1930 in a 1–1 draw with Racing de Santander.
The season had seen Barça, with a team that included Domènec Balmanya, struggle in La Liga, narrowly avoiding being relegated after winning a play-off against Real Murcia.
Despite this however the club managed to win the Copa del Generalísimo, beating Atlético Bilbao 4–3 after extra time.
They finished their debut La Liga season, 1947–48, in seventh place with the highlight coming on 11 January 1948 when they beat Real Madrid 3–1 at the Bernabéu.