Julio Salinas

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Julio Salinas
Julio Salinas 2.jpg
Salinas in training with Spain
Personal information
Full name Julio Salinas Fernández
Date of birth (1962-09-11) 11 September 1962 (age 50)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre forward
Youth career
1980–1981 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1981–1984 Bilbao Athletic 93 (60)
1982–1986 Athletic Bilbao 68 (13)
1986–1988 Atlético Madrid 75 (31)
1988–1994 Barcelona 146 (60)
1994–1995 Deportivo La Coruña 24 (12)
1995–1996 Sporting Gijón 54 (24)
1997–1998 Yokohama Marinos 47 (34)
1998–2000 Alavés 50 (12)
Total 557 (246)
National team
1983–1984 Spain U21 7 (3)
1986–1996 Spain 56 (22)
* 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.

Julio Salinas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo saˈlinas ferˈnandeθ]; born 11 September 1962 in Bilbao, Basque Country) is a Spanish retired footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s.

A tall, lanky centre forward with skills, Salinas is best remembered for his spell at FC Barcelona – having started his career with Athletic Bilbao – while he was also a prolific goalscorer for club and country.

Salinas scored more than 20 goals in nearly 60 caps for Spain, and represented the nation in three World Cups and two European Championships.

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Club career[edit]

Athletic Bilbao / Atlético Madrid[edit]

In 1983–84, Salinas won the second division's Pichichi award, as he helped Bilbao Athletic finish runners-up to Castilla CF. During two seasons, he also played 13 games for the main side, netting his first top flight goal on 26 March 1983, in a 4–0 home win over Celta de Vigo, as the Basque captured back-to-back league titles (adding the 1984 Copa del Rey).

After two more seasons with Bilbao, netting 12 goals combined for two-third-place finishes, Salinas moved to Atlético Madrid, where he netted an impressive 31 goals from 1988–90 (including two on 7 February 1988, in a 7–0 home thrashing of RCD Mallorca).

The Barcelona years[edit]

Salinas signed for FC Barcelona for 1988–89, linking up with several other Basque players, including veteran José Ramón Alexanko, Txiki Begiristain, Ion Andoni Goikoetxea and José Mari Bakero. These would help form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team. Salinas scored 20 league goals in his debut season, as Barça finished second to Real Madrid, and he also netted in both the 1989 Cup Winners' Cup final against U.C. Sampdoria and in the following year's domestic cup 2–0 win against Real Madrid.

In the subsequent seasons, Salinas appeared sparingly for the club, due to his aging and the emergence of offensive players as Hristo Stoichkov. He would still manage to net some important goals in spite of limited playing time. On 30 January 1994, after coming in as a second-half substitute against Albacete Balompié, Salinas scored both goals in a 2–1 home win, as he only played in another six games during the season, with Barcelona eventually achieving four league titles in a row.

Later years[edit]

Upon leaving Barcelona, Salinas played for Deportivo de La Coruña, helping them finish second in his only season. Although not a regular in the starting lineups, he finished with 12 league goals, only surpassed by club great Bebeto. As a late substitute at the Camp Nou, on 3 December, Salinas netted in a 1–1 draw (only months after leaving his former club), after a header from central defender José Luis Ribera.

After the signing of, among others, Russian Dmitry Radchenko, Salinas was deemed surplus to requirements, leaving for Sporting de Gijón, where he scored 18 goals in 1995–96, crucial in helping the Asturians avoid relegation. He was held in high regards in the city during his one 1/2-year spell, with the fans often singing: "Bota de oro, Salinas bota de oro!" (Golden boot, Salinas, golden boot!").

Salinas then had an abroad stint with Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan, where he again showcased his scoring skills, teaming up with former Barcelona teammate Goikoetxea. He then returned close to home, having played his last two seasons with Deportivo Alavés, where he scored in 1999–2000's opener, a 2–1 home win against Málaga CF. Alavés finished sixth and would go on to reach the following year's UEFA Cup final.

On 19 May 2000, Salinas played his last professional match, scoring in a 2–1 loss at his first team, Athletic Bilbao. He retired with 417 games and 152 goals, in the Spanish first division alone.

International career[edit]

Salinas made 56 international appearances for Spain during a decade, scoring 23 goals. His debut was on 22 January 1986, as he scored in a 2–0 friendly win against the Soviet Union, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

He went on to represent Spain at three FIFA World Cups: 1986 (where he scored against Northern Ireland), 1990 (netting in the second-round loss against Yugoslavia) and 1994, as well as two UEFA European Football Championships, 1988 and 1996.

In the 1994 World Cup quarter-final against Italy, after he had found the net in a 2–2 draw against South Korea, Salinas missed the chance to put Spain into the last four: with 1–1 and less than ten minutes to go, he marred a fast-break, with only goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca to beat. Minutes after, Roberto Baggio sealed the 2–1 final result, as the Spaniard was ultimately more remembered for this miss rather than the massive amount of goals scored during an 18-year professional career.[1]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 January 1986 Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas  Soviet Union 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 19 February 1986 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche  Belgium 2–0 3–0 Friendly
3. 26 March 1986 Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cadiz  Poland 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4. 7 June 1986 Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan  Northern Ireland 2–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup
5. 24 September 1986 El Molinón, Gijón  Greece 1–0 3–1 Friendly
6. 24 February 1988 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga  Czechoslovakia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
7. 11 October 1989 Népstadion, Budapest  Hungary 1–0 2–2 1990 World Cup qualification
8. 26 June 1990 Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona  Yugoslavia 1–1 1–2 1990 FIFA World Cup
9. 28 April 1993 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville  Northern Ireland 1–1 3–1 1994 World Cup qualification
10. 28 April 1993 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville  Northern Ireland 2–1 3–1 1994 World Cup qualification
11. 22 September 1993 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 1–0 5–1 1994 World Cup qualification
12. 22 September 1993 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 3–0 5–1 1994 World Cup qualification
13. 22 September 1993 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 4–1 5–1 1994 World Cup qualification
14. 13 October 1993 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Republic of Ireland 2–0 3–1 1994 World Cup qualification
15. 13 October 1993 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Republic of Ireland 3–0 3–1 1994 World Cup qualification
16. 19 January 1994 Balaídos, Vigo  Portugal 1–0 2–2 Friendly
17. 2 June 1994 Ratina Stadion, Tampere  Finland 2–0 2–1 Friendly
18. 10 June 1994 Claude-Robillard, Montreal  Canada 1–0 2–0 Friendly
19. 17 June 1994 Cotton Bowl, Dallas  South Korea 1–0 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup
20. 12 October 1994 City Stadium of Skopje  Macedonia 1–0 2–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
21. 12 October 1994 City Stadium of Skopje  Macedonia 2–0 2–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
22. 17 December 1994 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels  Belgium 3–1 4–1 Euro 1996 qualifying

Statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
1982/83 Athletic Bilbao La Liga 7 1 6 3 4 0 0 0 17 4
1983/84 6 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 10 3
1984/85 28 8 10 4 1 0 1 1 40 13
1985/86 27 4 6 2 0 0 3 3 36 9
1986/87 Atlético Madrid La Liga 38 15 6 2 - 3 1 47 18
1987/88 37 16 5 2 - - 42 18
1988/89 Barcelona La Liga 37 20 5 4 - 7 2 49 26
1989/90 34 15 7 2 - 4 1 45 18
1990/91 33 11 4 4 - 8 2 45 17
1991/92 17 7 2 0 - 5 2 24 9
1992/93 18 5 5 5 - 3 0 26 10
1993/94 7 2 4 2 - 1 0 12 4
1994/95 Deportivo La Liga 24 12 4 4 - 4 0 32 16
1995/96 Sporting Gijón La Liga 38 18 4 4 - - 42 22
1996/97 16 6 16 6
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1997 Yokohama Marinos J. League 1 26 21 2 2 5 3 - 33 26
1998 21 13 0 0 3 1 - 24 14
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
1998/99 Alavés La Liga 22 4 0 0 - - 22 4
1999/00 28 8 2 0 - - 30 8
Country Spain 417 152 70 40 7 1 39 12 533 205
Japan 47 34 2 2 8 4 - 57 40
Total 464 186 72 42 15 5 39 12 590 245

International[edit]

[2]

Spain national team
Year Apps Goals
1986 10 5
1987 2 0
1988 8 1
1989 4 1
1990 5 1
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 8 7
1994 12 7
1995 4 0
1996 2 0
Total 56 22

Honours[edit]

Team[edit]

Individual[edit]

Post-retirement[edit]

Immediately after retiring, Salinas began working as a sports commentator, first in RTVE, then in La Sexta, covering the 2006 FIFA World Cup for the latter.

Personal[edit]

Salinas' younger brother, Patxi, was also a professional footballer (centre back), and played for Athletic Bilbao and Celta. Both made their top level debuts in 1982–83.

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Cardeñosa a Salinas (From Cardeñosa to Salinas); El Mundo, 10 July 1994 (Spanish)
  2. ^ Julio Salinas – Goals in International Matches; at RSSSF

External links[edit]

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