Born in
Ciudad Real,
Castilla–La Mancha, Nano made his professional debut with
Atlético Madrid's
reserves, spending two full seasons with the
Segunda División B side. In
2002–03 he was loaned to
Getafe CF in the
Segunda División, before moving to the club on a permanent deal in summer 2003; an undisputed starter with the
Madrid outskirts team, he scored four goals in 37 games in the
2004–05 campaign, their first ever in
La Liga. Nano joined
Real Betis in July 2005. He was set to have a promising season before being injured in the
UEFA Champions League group-stage fixture against
Chelsea at the
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera on 1 November, in his only appearance in the competition, as he was sidelined for five months; he also featured once in the
UEFA Cup and made 14 league appearances in his
first year, playing a further 21 matches for a side that finished 16th in
2006–07. Established as first-choice alongside veteran
Juanito in the
2007–08 campaign, Nano scored in the first matchday against
Recreativo de Huelva (1–1 away draw), but suffered a severe knee injury against
Deportivo de La Coruña on 16 September 2007, which made him miss six months. Upon return from injury, he netted another important goal for the
Andalusians, in a 1–1 draw at former club Getafe on 18 May 2008. On 1 September 2008, a one-year loan deal was agreed as Nano joined
Real Valladolid in a
season-long move. He appeared scarcely throughout his spell, as both stopper and
left-back, and his return to Betis would be even more unassuming as it consisted of one league match (18 minutes), with the team
failing to return to the top division. In August 2010, aged 30, Nano signed for
Levante UD. First-choice during his
first season, he scored in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid on 4 December. Nano started in all the games for the
Valencian Community side in the first half of
2011–12, as they spent the vast majority of that period in
Champions League qualification positions. In very late January 2012, however, he was sold to
Guizhou Renhe F.C. of the
Chinese Super League. Nano announced his retirement in February 2014. On 6 July of the following year, he was appointed
Vicente Moreno's assistant manager at
Gimnàstic de Tarragona. ==Coaching career==