Spain Born in
Bellavista, Seville, Doblas spent four seasons with local
Real Betis's
B-team, where he was the undisputed starter before moving on loan to
Andalusian neighbours
Xerez. He made only four appearances in the
second division and returned to Betis' first side the year after, being called into immediate main-squad action due to injuries to
Pedro Contreras and
Toni Prats. Doblas made his
La Liga debut against
Getafe on 24 October 2004, in a 2–0 away win. He remained a starter for the remainder of
the campaign, taking part in the 2005
Copa del Rey final against
Osasuna which Betis won 2–1; in the competition's semi-final second leg against
Athletic Bilbao he saved two
penalties in a
shootout and, in August 2005, he signed his first professional contract at already 25. Doblas was also a key element in Betis'
first-ever qualification to the
UEFA Champions League, as he saved a
Camel Meriem penalty against
Monaco in the third qualify round, a 3–2 win. During
the league season, errors cost him his position, which was regained by Contreras: his most notable mistake came against
Chelsea at
Stamford Bridge, when he gave
Ricardo Carvalho a goal in an eventual 0–4 Champions League loss; he still managed 24 league appearances, a situation repeated (also with Contreras as backup) in the
2006–07 campaign. Midway through
2007–08, Doblas suffered a serious injury in a
friendly that kept him out of action for five months – he was supposed to battle for first-choice status with new signing
Ricardo. He was reinstated in the squad in late April, donning nº 25 after teammate
Rafael Sobis switched to 21; in June 2008 he was released by Betis and, on 1 September, joined second level side
Real Zaragoza, meeting the same fate at the end of
the season. On 8 September 2009, Doblas was supposed to sign for
Aris in Greece for one year, joining a squad with three other countrymen and with
Donato who played in Spain for 15 years as assistant manager; eventually, the deal fell through and he returned to Spain, moving to
Huesca in early November. Doblas returned to Zaragoza on 9 July 2010, signing a two-year deal with an option to a third season. In the following off-season, after having shared first-choice duties with
Leo Franco as the club
narrowly avoided top level relegation, he was loaned to another former club, Xerez.
Abroad / Later years In January 2013, Doblas signed an 18-month contract with
Azerbaijan Premier League side
Khazar Lankaran. Six months later, following an 0–8 home defeat to
Maccabi Haifa in the
UEFA Europa League's
second qualifying round, he was one of four players to have their contracts terminated. On 27 February 2014, Doblas moved to
Serie A side
Napoli for four months, as the
Rafael Benítez-led team had several problems in the goalkeeper position, most notably
Rafael Cabral who suffered a
season-ending injury. On 12 August, he changed clubs and countries again, signing with
HJK as a short-term replacement for
Michael Tørnes. In November 2014, Doblas became involved in a match-fixing investigation surrounding the 21 May 2011 fixture between Zaragoza and
Levante. On 29 August of the following year, following a brief spell back in his country with lowly
Cornellà, he signed for
Indian Super League franchise
Delhi Dynamos. Until his retirement, Doblas represented in quick succession
Toledo, Delhi Dynamos again,
Extremadura and
San Fernando. In December 2017, the 37-year-old moved to
Ceres-Negros of the
Philippines Football League, with the deal being made effective at the start of the
2018 season. ==Personal life==