He made his debut at this level in Albacete's third match of the season, playing the full 90 minutes of their 1–0 home loss to Alcalá on 19 September 1982 at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte.
Personal low points for Monteagudo included receiving two red cards (away to Xerez on 4 December and Alcalá on 18 March) and scoring an own goal at El Arcángel against Antequerano on 8 April,[5] while Córdoba finished the season in 19th and suffered a second successive relegation.
After leaving Gandía, he would play for eight clubs in eight years, all in either the Tercera División or the Primera Autonómica Preferente, the premier regional competition in Castilla-La Mancha.
He had spells with Ontinyent, Sporting La Roda, Motilla, Campillo, Villarrobledo, Gimnástico Alcázar, Atlético Pedro Muñoz and Valdepeñas before retiring in 1994.
[7] He left in 2000 to become head coach of Quintanar del Rey in the Tercera División, and had a successful first season as they won their group,[7] although they were unsuccessful in the promotion playoffs.
[9] Following a 2–1 loss to bottom-of-the-table Numancia on 20 February, they dropped into the relegation zone,[10][11] and the board of directors decided to dismiss head coach José González with immediate effect.