Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1993 - 06/2003 |  | Deportivo A Coruña |  Spain | Midfield | 20 |
| 07/1988 - 06/1993 |  | Atlético Madrid | Spain | Midfield | |
| 07/1984 - 06/1988 |  | Vasco da Gama - RJ |  Brazil | Midfield | |
| 01/1982 - 06/1984 |  | América - RJ | Brazil | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2.045 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 20 | 20 | - | 3 | 1.750 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1.122 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primera División | 466 | 415 | 51 | 49 | 36.870 | 49 | 13 | - | 74 | 3 | 2 | » All matches |
| Copa del Rey | 48 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3.764 | 10 | 4 | - | 9 | 1 | - | » All matches |
| Supercopa | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 638 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
 | Copa Libertadores | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 316 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 585 | 522 | 63 | 59 | 46.505 | 66 | 20 | - | 89 | 4 | 3 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Friendlies | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 384 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 457 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 851 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |