Quique was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. His passion for sports started early in his life with track and field, volleyball, team handball, and swimming. At the age of 16 Quique got involved with basketball and two years later signed his first professional contract. He played basketball at professional level during 16 seasons (retired in 2000).
Quique was an intense, generous, and physically gifted player. He played professionally for Real Madrid, TAU Vitoria, and Unicaja de Málaga which are in the top 4 basketball teams in Spain. Not surprisingly, he won several national titles while playing for those teams. During the last stages of his career, Quique moved to France where he played for Cholet and Antibes (one season with each), two top teams in the French League.
As for the National Team, Quique has several appearances with the Spanish National Team. He also played with the Under-18 and Under-20 National Teams.
He holds a Bachelor degree in Communication with emphasis in Journalism from the Universidad Complutense, Madrid. Besides Spanish, native language, he is fluent in English and French. Quique lives in Madrid with his wife, Lorena, and their three kids, Nico, Dani, and Alex.