 The exception to this occurred during the 2005–06 season, when he totalled only 198 minutes in the Segunda División for Gimnàstic de Tarragona to help them promote to La Liga.Nano returned to the second level in the 2009–10 campaign, being relatively played by Cádiz CF but suffering team relegation.He scored his first goal as a professional on 4 October 2009, in a 1–0 away win against Albacete Balompié.