In 1987 the 21-year-old signed for CD Tenerife in Spain from Alianza, scoring a career-best 18 goals in his second season as the Canary Islands side was promoted to La Liga for the second time in its history; in the following years he also netted in double digits as the club retained its top division status – in the 1989–90 campaign he was named Best South American Player (sic) in the Spanish League and, the following year, was voted best Ibero-American player in the competition by news agency EFE, receiving the Trofeo EFE.
In 1987, a 21-year-old footballer signed for CD Tenerife in Spain from Alianza, scoring a career-best 18 goals in his second season as the Canary Islands side was promoted to La Liga for the second time in its history; he continued to score in double digits throughout the following years while the club retained its top division status. In the 1989–90 campaign, he was named Best South American Player (sic) in the Spanish League and the following year, he was voted best Ibero-American player by EFE news agency, receiving the Trofeo EFE.