 Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Golobart did not start playing organized football until he was 17, making his senior debut for local CE L'Hospitalet in the fourth division.In 1985, after two seasons with neighbours CE Sabadell FC – helping to promotion to the second level in his first year and scoring five goals in 30 games in his second – he signed for another club in the region, RCD Español who he supported as a child.During his five-season spell, Golobart was successfully reconverted from central defender into defensive midfielder, but only had one solid campaign, in 1986–87 – 35 matches and four goals – as the "Pericos" finished third in La Liga and qualified for the UEFA Cup, reaching and losing the subsequent final to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.