During his youth he played for EC 14 de Julho of Santana do Livramento (RS) before joining Guarani FC in his town of birth.

In 1921 he moved to the newly founded club Palestra Itália, today known as Cruzeiro EC in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, where he stayed until 1922.

In the decisive match of the 1927 competition he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over America FC, albeit being handicapped with a brace protecting a him after a recent appendix operation.

After the World cup he returned to his home state where he finished his football career 1932 with his original club Guarani FC in Alegrete.

With Guarani he became runner-up in the Rio Grande do Sul State Championship of 1931, losing in the final 0–3 to Grêmio FBPA of the capital Porto Alegre.