Born in Ciudad Madero, Buenos Aires, De Felippe began playing football with local side Huracán.

He was playing for the club's third team when the Malvinas war began in 1982, and he was drafted into the infantry forces fighting for Argentina.

[6] After the war, De Felippe returned to Huracán, where he would make his debut in the Argentine Primera División.

[6] After he retired from playing, De Felippe began a career as a football manager.

[7] De Felippe's brother, Walter Fabián, is a former professional footballer who also played in the Primera División with Huracán.