[2][3] In the 1994–95 season, Paulino appeared in five first-team matches with Atlético, totalling 58 minutes in La Liga.
[3] His debut in the competition took place on 5 March 1995, as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against Real Valladolid.
[4] Paulino retired in June 2013 at age 39, after two seasons in the Segunda División B with Villanovense, suffering relegation in his second.
In November 2015, Paulino was appointed at third-tier side Atlético Astorga FC,[6] being relegated at the end of that campaign.
[8] Paulino became manager of Palencia CF in the newly-created Tercera División RFEF on 28 October 2021.