Born in
Vigo as the son of an innovator of the naval industrial sector José Joaquín Yarza Albea, a native of
Donostia, he began his career at
Moderno FC during the 1903–04 season, but just a few months later the club folded due to financial reasons, and it had to merge with Madrid FC (the merger of the entities briefly known as Madrid-Moderno FC), and he and his brother joined the first team of Madrid, for which he played until 1908. He played a pivotal role in the club's four back-to-back
Copa del Rey titles between
1905 and
1908. In the
1908 final, the Yarza brothers were rivals, as Joaquin was now defending the colors of
Vigo FC. He stayed loyal to the club until 1908, when he left for
Club Español de Madrid, with whom he reached another two cup finals in
1909 and
1910, losing both, the latter thanks to a goal from
Remigio Iza. ==Honours==