Julio Salinas

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Julio Salinas
Personal information
Full name Julio Salinas Fernández
Date of birth September 11, 1962 (age 44)
Place of birth    Bilbao, Spain
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1982-84
1982-86
1986-88
1988-94
1994-95
1995-97
1997-98
1998-2000		 Bilbao Athletic
Athletic Bilbao
Atlético Madrid
FC Barcelona
Deportivo de La Coruña
Sporting de Gijón
Yokohama F. Marinos
Deportivo Alavés
68 (13)
75 (31)
146 (60)
24 (12)
54 (24)
47 (34)
50 (12)   
National team2
1986-1996 Spain 56 (22)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 4 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 4 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Julio Salinas Fernández (born Bilbao, Vizcaya, September 11, 1962) was a Spanish Basque football player during the 1980s and 1990s. Salinas, a forward, made his La Liga debut with Athletic Bilbao in 1982 and subsequently played for six La Liga clubs during the following seventeen years, playing 417 games and scoring 152 goals. His brother, Patxi Salinas Fernández, was also a professional footballer and played for Athletic Bilbao, Celta de Vigo and Spain.

In 1984 Salinas won the divisional Pichichi award as he helped Bilbao Athletic finish runners-up to Castilla CF in the Segunda Division. He also played some games for the senior Athletic Bilbao team as they won La Liga in 1983 and the La Liga/Copa del Rey double in 1984. However, Salinas is best remembered for his time spent at FC Barcelona. He signed for the club in 1988, after spending two seasons at Atlético Madrid, and subsequently linked up with several other Basque players, including José Ramón Alexanko, Txiki Beguiristain, Goikoetxea and José Mari Bakero. Together they would form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team. Among the highlights of his time at FC Barcelona were scoring in both the European Cup Winners Cup final in 1989 against Sampdoria and in the Copa del Rey final in 1990 against Real Madrid.

After leaving FC Barcelona, Salinas went onto play for Deportivo de La Coruña, helping them finish second in La Liga in 1995. He also played for Sporting de Gijón (1995-97), Yokohama F. Marinos (1997-98) and Deportivo Alavés (1998- 2000).

Salinas made 56 international appearances for Spain between 1986 and 1996, scoring 22 goals. He represented Spain at three FIFA World Cups in 1986, 1990 and 1994 and two European Football Championships in 1988 and 1996. In 1994 during a World Cup quarter-final between Spain and Italy, Salinas famously missed the chance to put Spain into the semi-final.

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Athletic Bilbao

FC Barcelona

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Flag of Spain Spain squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists Flag of Spain

1 Zubizarreta | 2 Tomás | 3 Camacho | 4 Maceda | 5 Víctor | 6 Gordillo | 7 Señor | 8 Goikoetxea | 9 Butragueño | 10 Carrasco | 11 Julio Alberto | 12 Setién | 13 Urruti | 14 Gallego | 15 Chendo | 16 Rincón | 17 Francisco | 18 Calderé | 19 Salinas | 20 Eloy | 21 Míchel | 22 Ablanedo | Coach: Muñoz
Flag of Spain Spain squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Flag of Spain

1 Zubizarreta | 2 Chendo | 3 Jiménez | 4 Andrinúa | 5 Sanchís | 6 Martín Vázquez | 7 Pardeza | 8 Quique | 9 Butragueño | 10 Fernando | 11 Villaroya | 12 Alkorta | 13 Ablanedo | 14 Górriz | 15 Roberto | 16 Bakero | 17 Hierro | 18 Paz | 19 Salinas | 20 Manolo | 21 Míchel | 22 Ochotorena | Coach: Suárez
Flag of Spain Spain squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists Flag of Spain

1 Zubizarreta | 2 Ferrer | 3 Otero | 4 Camarasa | 5 Abelardo | 6 Hierro | 7 Goikoetxea | 8 Guerrero | 9 Guardiola | 10 Bakero | 11 Beguiristáin | 12 Sergi | 13 Cañizares | 14 Juanele | 15 Caminero | 16 Miñambres | 17 Voro | 18 Alkorta | 19 Salinas | 20 Nadal | 21 Luis Enrique | 22 Lopetegui | Coach: Clemente
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