 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.Golobart scored a rare goal in the 1988–89 promotion/relegation playoffs against RCD Mallorca, but Español went down (1–2 on aggregate).