Patxi Salinas

Patxi Salinas
Personal information
Full name Francisco Salinas Fernández
Date of birth (1963-11-17) 17 November 1963
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1980–1981 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Bilbao Athletic 69 (6)
1982–1992 Athletic Bilbao 239 (7)
1992–1998 Celta 193 (4)
Total 501 (17)
National team
1981–1982 Spain U18 6 (0)
1984–1986 Spain U21 12 (0)
1987–1988 Spain U23 3 (0)
1984 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1988 Spain 2 (0)
Teams managed
1999–2000 Celta (youth)
2000–2001 Basque Country (beach soccer)
2003–2005 Porriño
2005 Gramenet
2009–2010 Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2011 Ourense
2012–2013 Melita
2013–2014 Sant Andreu

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Salinas and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Francisco 'Patxi' Salinas Fernández (born 17 November 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 432 games and 11 goals over the course of 16 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and Celta, winning two national championships with the former club. Subsequently, he worked as a manager.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Salinas emerged through Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks, and appeared in 14 La Liga matches in the 1983–84 season as the team managed to conquer the double. In the following campaign he became a regular fixture with the Basque alongside another Lezama graduate, Genar Andrinúa; he made his league debut on 10 November 1982, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against UD Salamanca.[1]

In the 1992 summer Salinas moved to Celta de Vigo, where he proceeded to post equally impressive numbers during his six-season spell – always in the top level – retiring from the game at almost 35.[2] Subsequently, he had brief stints at coaching (UDA Gramenet) and directing (Rápido de Bouzas); as a manager, in quick succession, he also worked with Athletic's youth teams, CD Ourense,[3] Melita FC (Maltese Premier League)[4] and UE Sant Andreu.[5]

International career

During a one-month span Salinas gained two caps for Spain, both in friendlies. His debut was on 14 September 1988 in a 1–2 loss with Yugoslavia, in Oviedo.[6]

Personal life

Salinas' older brother, Julio, was also a professional footballer (centre forward), and played most notably for Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona. Both made their top level debuts in the 1982–83 season.[7]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao
Celta

References

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