Having started his career at Barcelona, where he had no impact for its first team – one match – he would be an important member of Villarreal's top-flight consolidation, representing the club for seven years.

Grown through the ranks of FC Barcelona, he played only one La Liga game for the Catalans in the 1995–96 season,[1] then spent one loan stint with CD Logroñés before being released,[2] after which he joined Barça neighbours UE Lleida (both teams were in the Segunda División).

Having made 250 competitive appearances – second-most for the club behind Argentine Rodolfo Arruabarrena[3]– his role would diminish in the 2006–07 campaign however, as Villarreal finished fifth (only 15 matches).

[4] In one of his few league appearances, on 1 March 2008, he was sent off for a dangerous challenge on Real Madrid's Arjen Robben after just six minutes on the pitch (the former was brought on in the 64'), during a 2–3 home loss.

[7] He returned to Villarreal on 26 September 2017, as part of his former teammate Javier Calleja's staff;[8] the pair were fired on 10 December 2018,[9] being reinstated the following 29 January after the dismissal of Luis García.