Poli was born in
Seville,
Andalusia. After making his professional debut with
CF Extremadura in the
Segunda División he moved in 2002, alongside teammate
David Cortés, to
RCD Mallorca, where they were the starting
full-backs for three
La Liga seasons. In
2005–06, Poli signed for fellow top-division club
Deportivo Alavés, With
Recre, Poli was used mostly as a backup, although he started in the vast majority of his appearances, helping them to three consecutive top-flight seasons, with relegation befalling in
2009. Subsequently, he featured sparingly due to injury problems, retiring in June 2011 at the age of 34; he only played two league games in his
last year. ==Honours==