Emilio was a Basque refugee from the Spanish Civil War who arrived in England in 1937. He lived near Buckingham and first came to attention in a Basque Boys side in December of that year who beat Yarmouth Town Boys 9-0 during a tour of East Anglia. In 1940 he played for English Electric Works of Stafford before joining Wolves in 1943. He was a regular in their war league side for the next two years. He joined City in August 1945 and played on the left wing making a scoring debut in a 3-1 home win over Portsmouth. That season he made 32 appearances and scored 6 goals. In 1947 he returned to Spain and played in the top flight for Athletic Bilbao, Real Vallodolid, Barcelona, Sporting Gijon and Girona, making one appearance for the Spanish national side in 1948. He later managed in Spain and was assistant manager of Birmingham City in the early 1960s.
