[1] In their first year at the club, they formed a great attacking quintet made up of Roig, Miguel Muñoz, Pahiño, Aretio, and Vázquez, which played a crucial role in taking Vigo out of the Segunda División.
[1] At Barcelona, he did not lose his goal-scoring instinct, scoring 7 goals in 19 competitive matches, always accompanied in this aspect by Pahiño.
[1] After his career as a player ended, Aretio remained linked to Celta, now as a coach, which he oversaw in two stages (1961–62 and 1972–73).
[1] This victory coincided with the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Celta Vigo, but Aretio was too sick to celebrate, since his perennial voice led him to an initial diagnosis of laryngeal cancer; later denied and displacing all fears to the lungs.
[1][8] A month later a well-deserved tribute match was played to honor his memory, with all the clubs providing their best men for the game while the Hotel Nice offered free accommodation to all of them.