hiː mˌeɪd hɪz deɪbjˈuː fɚðə spˈeɪn nˈæʃənəl sˈaɪd ˌɔn twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, plˈeɪɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd hˈæf ʌvðə zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɹˈɛndli dɹˈɔː wɪð mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ ɪn səvˈɪl; sᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp skwˈɑːd, hiː fˈiːtʃɚd wˈʌns ɪn ɐn ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl ɡɹˈuːp stˈeɪdʒ ˈɛɡzɪt.
He made his debut for the Spain national side on 23 April 1969, playing the second half of the 0–0 friendly draw with Mexico in Seville; selected to the 1978 FIFA World Cup squad, he featured once in an eventual group stage exit.