Julio Salinas

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Julio Salinas
Personal information
Full name	Julio Salinas Fernández
Date of birth	September 11, 1962 (1962-09-11) (age 45)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1982-1984 1982-1986 1986-1988 1988-1994 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000	Bilbao Athletic Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona Deportivo de La Coruña Sporting de Gijón Yokohama F. Marinos Deportivo Alavés	068 (13) 075 (31) 146 (60) 024 (12) 054 (24) 047 (34) 050 (12)
National team2
1986-1996	Spain	056 (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.

Contents 1 Athletic de Bilbao 2 Atlético de Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 4 Deportivo de La Coruña 5 Sporting de Gijón 6 Yokohama Marinos 7 Deportivo Alavés 8 National team 9 Honours 10 External links

[edit] Athletic de Bilbao

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.

[edit] Atlético de Madrid

His next team was Atlético de Madrid where he spent two seasons and scored a lot of goals.

[edit] FC Barcelona

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.

[edit] Deportivo de La Coruña

After leaving FC Barcelona, Salinas went on to play for Deportivo de La Coruña, helping them finish second in La Liga in 1995. He was not a regular in the starting line-up but, following his tradition Julito scored a lot of goals. In La Coruña he is well remembered for scoring a late equaliser against FC Barcelona in Camp Nou. It was his first visit after leaving FC Barcelona and Julio Salinas came on as a substitute with just 13 minutes to go. Close to the end of the match there was a corner and after a header from José Luis Ribera, central defender of Deportivo de La Coruña, Julio managed to score the goal which was giving a point to Deportivo de La Coruña.

[edit] Sporting de Gijón

New signings of Deportivo de La Coruña meant less chances for Julio Salinas, Dimitry Radchenko one of them. Due to his chances decreasing Julio Salinas left for Sporting de Gijón (1995-97) where he stayed before leaving to Japan. Julio Salinas was very loved in Gijón and the fans of the team used to sign: "Bota de oro, Salinas bota de oro" (Golden boot, Salinas, golden boot".

[edit] Yokohama Marinos

Salinas stayed slightly more than a season at Yokohama Marinos, now called Yokohama Flügels Marinos, formed after the fussion between Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels. And also in Japan Salinas again showed his scoring habilities.

[edit] Deportivo Alavés

After his experience in Japan Salinas came back to Spain to play in a team close from his home in Bilbao. The team was Alavés. At Alavés he played his last two seasons as a proffesional footballer(1998- 2000). His last match was against his first team, Athletic, and Salinas scored his last goal in that game.

[edit] National team

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. Unfortunately Salinas is very much remembered because of missing this chance and not because of all the goals he scored in his proffesional career.

[edit] Honours

Athletic Bilbao

• Spanish Champions: 2
  • 1982-83, 1983-84

FC Barcelona

• UEFA Champions League:1
  • 1991-92
• European Super Cup: 1
  • 1992
• European Cup Winners Cup: 1
  • 1989
• Spanish Champions: 4
  • 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94
• Copa del Rey: 1
  • 1989-90
• Supercopa de España: 2
  • 1991, 1992

Deportivo La Coruña

• Copa del Rey: 1
  • 1994-95

[edit] External links

• Julio Salinas at www.lfp.es
• National Football Teams

v • d • e Spain squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup 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

v • d • e Spain squad - UEFA Euro 1988 1 Zubizarreta • 2 Reñones • 3 Camacho • 4 Andrinúa • 5 Víctor • 6 Calderé • 7 Salinas • 8 Sanchís • 9 Butragueño • 10 Eloy • 11 Gordillo • 12 Diego • 13 Buyo • 14 Gallego • 15 Eusebio • 16 Bakero • 17 Begiristain • 18 Soler • 19 Martín Vázquez • 20 Míchel • Coach: Muñoz

v • d • e Spain squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Zubizarreta • 2 Chendo • 3 Jiménez • 4 Andrinúa • 5 Sanchís • 6 Martín Vázquez • 7 Pardeza • 8 Quique • 9 Butragueño • 10 Fernando • 11 Villarroya • 12 Alkorta • 13 Ablanedo • 14 Górriz • 15 Roberto • 16 Bakero • 17 Hierro • 18 Paz • 19 Salinas • 20 Manolo • 21 Míchel • 22 Ochotorena • Coach: Suárez

v • d • e Spain squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Zubizarreta • 2 Ferrer • 3 Otero • 4 Camarasa • 5 Abelardo • 6 Hierro • 7 Goikoetxea • 8 Guerrero • 9 Guardiola • 10 Bakero • 11 Begiristain • 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

v • d • e Spain squad - UEFA Euro 1996 1 Zubizarreta • 2 J. M. López • 3 Belsúe • 4 Alkorta • 5 Abelardo • 6 Hierro • 7 Amavisca • 8 Guerrero • 9 Pizzi • 10 Donato • 11 Alfonso • 12 Sergi • 13 Cañizares • 14 Kiko • 15 Caminero • 16 Otero • 17 Manjarín • 18 Amor • 19 Salinas • 20 Nadal • 21 Luis Enrique • 22 Molina • Coach: Clemente