bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tʊ ɐ fˈʊtbɔːl fˈæmɪli, hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌzɐ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv jˌuːnɪˈɑːn ɛspɐnjˈoʊlə ænd hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt ˈʌŋkəl, fˈeɪlɪks kˈæntɪn, wʌzɐ dˈɑːktɚ ænd mˈɪdfiːldɚɹ ʌv jˌuːnɪˈɑːn dᵻpˈoːɹɾɪvə ɛspɐnjˈoʊlə fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː.
Belonging to a football family, his father was a director of Unión Española and his great uncle, Félix Cantín, was a doctor and midfielder of Unión Deportiva Española from 1928 to 1932.