He made his Primera División Argentina debut on 14 November 1948 against Tigre while playing for San Lorenzo.
As many other Argentine players did, he moved to Colombia: Santa Fe president Jorge Ferro Mancera bought him from Sarmiento in 1959.
[2] He made his Colombian debut on March 8, 1959, in Bogotá: during his first season he scored 30 goals in 38 matches.
[2] He then led Santa Fe's attack along with fellow Argentine Alberto Perazzo, winning the 1960 national championship.
[2] He scored 4 goals during the 1961 Copa Libertadores, and became the competition top scorer for that year.