ˈæftɚ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz plˈeɪɪŋ wɪð mˈɑːdɪst klˈʌbz ænd wˈʌn sˈiːzən ɪnðə sˈɛkənd dᵻvˈɪʒən wɪð dᵻpoːɹtˈɪvoʊ ɐlɐvˈeɪz wˌɪtʃ hiː hˈɛlpt ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə lˌæ lˈiːɡə ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fˈoːɹɾi tˈuːjˈɪɹ ˈæbsəns, mədɹˈɪdbˈɔːɹn tˈeɪlɛz dʒˈɔɪnd vɐlˈɛnʃiə sˌiːˈɛf fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn
After four years playing with modest clubs and one season in the second division with Deportivo Alavés (which he helped return to La Liga after a 42-year absence), Madrid-born Téllez joined Valencia CF for 1998–99