Born in La Banda in the Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina, Navarro joined the Buenos Aires side Independiente in 1952 and had his professional debut for the club in 1954.

However, their later appearances in the competition proved to be much more successful as Independiente with Navarro went on to win the 1964 and 1965 Copa Libertadores titles, beating Uruguay's Nacional and Peñarol in the finals.

The Philadelphia franchise folded before the start of the 1968 season and several of their top players, including Navarro, were picked up by the Cleveland Stokers.

Cleveland won the Lakes Division of the Eastern Conference, but fell to eventual champion Atlanta in the league semi-finals.

[3] He was member of the country's 1962 FIFA World Cup squad and appeared in two matches at the tournament, captaining the side against England and Bulgaria.