ˈæftɚ sˈɪkstiːn lˌæ lˈiːɡə ɡˈeɪmz ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst sˈiːzən, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ᵻsˈɛnʃəl mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈaɪd ðæt wʌz kˈoʊtʃt baɪ dʒˈɑːn tˈɑːʃæk, ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ lˈuːɪs ˌɑːɹkənˈɑːdə, ɹˈɑːbɚtˌoʊ lˈoʊpɛz jˈuːfɑːɹt, hoʊsˈeɪ mˈæɹi bækˈɛɹoʊ ænd lˈuːɪs lˈoʊpɛz ɹᵻkˈɑːɹt; ðə hˈaɪlaɪts ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æt ɹˈiːəl ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd skˈoːɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd ɡˈoʊl ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən kˈoʊpə dˈɛl ɹˈeɪ fˈaɪnəl ɐɡˈɛnst ætlˈeɪɾɪkˌoʊ mədɹˈɪd, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli wˈʌn ˌɔn pˈɛnəlɾiz ˈæftɚ ðə tˈuː tˈuː dɹˈɔː.
After 16 La Liga games in his first season, he became an essential member of the side that was coached by John Toshack, also including Luis Arconada, Roberto López Ufarte, José Mari Bakero and Luis López Rekarte; the highlights of his career at Real included scoring the second goal in the 1987 Copa del Rey final against Atlético Madrid, which was eventually won on penalties after the 2–2 draw.