[2][3] In the 1988–89 season he made his professional debut and scored 23 goals for Racing de Santander, although the Cantabrians were not ultimately promoted from Segunda División.
[4] Afterwards, Estebaranz signed with CD Tenerife in La Liga,[5] and he scored ten goals from 33 games in his first year, his career-best in the top division.
[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] However, the Canary Islands club finished in 18th position, only avoiding relegation by victory in the playoffs;[14] he also played a part in Tenerife's denying of two league titles to Real Madrid in the last round, for the direct benefit of FC Barcelona, including in the 1992–93 campaign where he scored.
Four years later he had his first head coaching experience, with another club from the Community of Madrid, lowly CD Leganés, being in charge for six months.
His debut came on 2 June against Lithuania, and his last cap came on 22 September against Albania, both matches for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification stages (2–0 and 5–1 away wins).