He appeared in two matches during the 1970 World Cup qualification, both against Haiti. Four years later, aged 33, he played all six matches of Guatemala's campaign at the 1973 CONCACAF Championship which served as the qualification tournament for the 1974 World Cup. There, he scored the opener of a 2–2 draw against Netherlands Antilles, and played his last international match, a 1–1 against Honduras on 15 December 1973.