Patxi Salinas

Patxi Salinas
Personal information
Full name Francisco Salinas Fernández
Date of birth 17 November 1963 (1963-11-17) (age 48)
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
?–? Celta (youth)
?–? Porriño
2005 Gramenet
?–? Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2011 Ourense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

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Club career

Salinas emerged through Athletic de Bilbao's youth ranks, and appeared in 14 La Liga matches in 1983–84, as the team managed to conquer the double. In the following season, 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.

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. Subsequently, he had brief stints at coaching (UDA Gramenet) and directing (Rápido de Bouzas).

International career

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

Honours

Athletic Bilbao
Celta

Personal

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 1982–83.

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