 He played two games in the final tournament in Montreal, where Guatemala was eliminated in the first round group.His full international debut occurred on September 26, 1976 at a 1978 World Cup qualification match against Panama, where he scored a hat-trick on a 7–0 win.He also played in the 1982 and 1990 World Cup qualifying campaigns, and overall he scored seven goals in 17 World Cup qualification matches.