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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Salinas Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| 1995 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Celta (youth) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Basque Country (beach soccer) | ||
| 2001–2004 | Porriño | ||
| 2005 | Gramenet | ||
| 2009–2010 | Athletic Bilbao (youth) | ||
| 2011 | Ourense | ||
| 2012–2013 | Melita | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rápido Bouzas | ||
| 2017–2018 | Burgos | ||
| 2018 | Badajoz | ||
| 2019–2021 | Basconia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 2022 | Portugalete | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco 'Patxi' Salinas Fernández (born 17 November 1963) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as acentral defender, currently amanager.
He amassedLa Liga totals of 432 games and 11 goals over 16 seasons, withAthletic Bilbao andCelta, winning two national championships with the former club. Subsequently, he worked as a manager.
Born inBilbao, Salinas emerged throughAthletic Bilbao's youth ranks, and made his league debut on 10 November 1982, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win againstUD Salamanca.[1] He appeared in 14La Liga matches in the1983–84 season as the team managed to conquerthe double. Inthe following campaign he became a regular fixture with theBasques alongside anotherLezama graduate,Genar Andrinúa.
In summer 1992, Salinas joinedRC Celta de Vigo, where he proceeded to post equally impressive numbers in his six-season spell – always in the top division – retiring from the game at almost 35.[2]
Over a one-month span, Salinas earned two caps forSpain, both infriendlies. His debut was on 14 September 1988 in a 1–2 loss toYugoslavia, inOviedo.[3]
After retiring as a player, Salinas had brief stints at coaching Celta's youth teams andUDA Gramenet, and directingRápido de Bouzas. As a manager, in quick succession, he also worked withAthletic's youth teams,CD Ourense,[4]Melita FC (Maltese Premier League)[5] andUE Sant Andreu.[6]
Salinasachieved promotion toSegunda División B with Rápido in June 2017. One month later, after announcing weeks before he would leave theGalician side, he agreed terms withBurgos CF.[7] He was dismissed on 5 February 2018, leaving them in ninth position and having conceded the fewest goals in the division.[8]
On 22 May 2018, Salinas was appointed manager ofCD Badajoz.[9] In June of the following year, he signed in the same capacity withCD Basconia, Athletic Bilbao'sfarm team; his former teammateRafael Alkorta was nowdirector of football at the parent club.[10] In December 2021, he moved up to become coach ofthe reserves following the sacking ofImanol de la Sota.[11]
Salinas' older brother,Julio, was also a professional footballer (centre-forward), and played most notably for Athletic Bilbao andFC Barcelona. Both made their top-flight debut in the1982–83 season.[12]
They held the record for combined appearances in La Liga by siblings at the time of their retirement with 849 matches – occasions where they both played as teammates or opponents counted for each – 86 more than the next pair,Quini andJesús Castro.[13]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Porriño |  | 1 July 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 114 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 038.60 | |
| Gramenet | | 18 March 2005 | 17 June 2005 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 030.77 | [14] |
| Ourense | | 22 June 2011 | 10 December 2011 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 066.67 | |
| Melita |  | 8 November 2012 | 2 June 2013 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 013.04 | |
| Sant Andreu | | 2 June 2013 | 11 February 2014 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 027.59 | [15] |
| Rápido Bouzas | | 30 June 2016 | 6 July 2017 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 054.55 | |
| Burgos | | 10 July 2017 | 5 February 2018 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 035.71 | [16] |
| Badajoz | | 22 May 2018 | 24 October 2018 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 022.22 | [17] |
| Basconia | | 13 June 2019 | 14 December 2021 | 73 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 039.73 | [18] |
| Bilbao Athletic | | 14 December 2021 | 7 June 2022 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 040.91 | [19] |
| Portugalete | | 16 June 2022 | 5 December 2022 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 041.67 | [20] |
| Career Total | 385 | 150 | 118 | 117 | 038.96 | — | |||
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