He began and ended his career with Mallorca, but his greatest achievements came whilst at Barcelona during the so-called Dream Team era, winning numerous domestic and continental titles.

In his final two seasons, after helping in a 1989 promotion from Segunda División, he scored 12 goals from 72 league appearances, thus being signed by the Catalonia club for the 1991–92 campaign.

[2] With Barça, under Johan Cruyff, Nadal was a very important part as they won five leagues, two Copa del Rey and the 1992 European Cup, playing 297 overall games and occupying several defensive positions in both the back-four and in midfield.

In his last year, however, ostracised by another Dutch coach, Louis van Gaal, he only totalled five matches;[3][4] in 1996 and 1997 he was linked with a transfer to Manchester United, but the move to the Premier League never materialised.

[8] Nadal earned 62 caps for Spain,[9] his debut coming on 13 November 1991 in a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifier dead rubber against Czechoslovakia (the national team had virtually no chances of reaching the finals in Sweden).