[2] In 1943, after two years with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Sansón returned to the top division with Sporting de Gijón, although he was again only a reserve at that level.
Subsequently, he developed into an important player with Asturias neighbours Real Oviedo – also in the latter tier – playing an average of 23 matches during his stint, which included two top-five finishes.
Sansón returned to Celta for the 1950–51 season, where he was utilised as a defender, midfielder and forward,[2] but he was again almost exclusively a backup (20 games in his third year, a total of only 20 in the other four).
After rejecting a new five-year contract for 500.000 pesetas,[2] he retired in 1956 after a spell with Xerez CD, with top-flight totals of 167 matches and one goal.
Sansón's record was broken on 24 June 2020, when RCD Mallorca's Luka Romero took the field against Real Madrid.