Julio Salinas
Salinas in 2016
Personal information
Full name Julio Salinas Fernández
Date of birth (1962-09-11) 11 September 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
1974–1981 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)
International career
1983–1984 Spain U21 7 (3)
1986–1996 Spain 56 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio Salinas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo saˈlinas feɾˈnandeθ]; born 11 September 1962) is a Spanish former footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s.

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

Salinas earned 56 caps for Spain, and represented the nation in three World Cups and two European Championships.

Club career

Athletic and Atlético

Salinas was born in Bilbao, Biscay, joining Athletic Bilbao's youth academy at the age of 11.[1] In 1983–84 he won the second division's Pichichi Trophy award, as he helped the reserves to finish runners-up to Castilla CF.[2] He also played 13 games for the first team over two seasons, scoring his first La Liga goal on 26 March 1983 in a 4–0 home win against RC Celta de Vigo[3] as the Basques captured back-to-back league titles and added the 1984 Copa del Rey.

After two more seasons with Athletic, scoring a total of 12 goals for two-third-place finishes, Salinas moved to Atlético Madrid, where he found the net at an impressive rate (this included a brace on 7 February 1988 in a 7–0 home thrashing of RCD Mallorca).[4]

Barcelona

Salinas signed for FC Barcelona for 1988–89,[5] linking up with several other Basque players, including veteran José Ramón Alexanko, José Mari Bakero, Txiki Begiristain and Jon Andoni Goikoetxea – these would help form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team.[1] He scored 20 league goals in his debut campaign as Barça finished second to Real Madrid, and he also netted in both the 1989 Cup Winners' Cup final against U.C. Sampdoria[1] and in the following year's domestic cup 2–0 victory over Real Madrid.[6]

In the subsequent seasons, Salinas appeared sparingly for the club due to his age and the emergence of attacking players as Hristo Stoichkov, but would still manage to grab some important goals in spite of limited playing time.[7] On 30 January 1994, after coming in as a second-half substitute against Albacete Balompié, he scored both goals in a 2–1 home win, as he only played six games more during the campaign,[8] with Barcelona eventually achieving four league titles in a row.[1]

Late career

Upon leaving Catalonia, Salinas joined Deportivo de La Coruña, helping to a runner-up finish in his only season; although not a regular in the starting lineups he finished with 12 league goals, only surpassed by club great Bebeto.[9] As a late replacement at the Camp Nou on 3 December, he netted in a 1–1 draw after a header from José Luis Ribera.[10]

After the signing of, among others, Russian Dmitry Radchenko, Salinas was deemed surplus to requirements, agreeing to a contract at Sporting de Gijón where he scored 18 times in the 1995–96 campaign, crucial in helping the Asturians to avoid relegation. He was held in high regards in the city during his one-and-a-half-year spell, with the fans often singing: "Bota de oro, Salinas bota de oro!" ("Golden boot, Salinas, golden boot!").[11][12][13]

Salinas then had a stint abroad with Yokohama Marinos in Japan, where he again showcased his scoring skills, rejoining his former Barcelona teammate Goikoetxea.[14][15] He then returned close to home, having spent his last two seasons with Deportivo Alavés where he notably scored in 1999–2000's opener, a 2–1 home defeat of Málaga CF;[16] his team finished sixth, and would go on to reach the following year's UEFA Cup final.[17]

On 19 May 2000, Salinas played his last professional match, scoring in a 2–1 loss at his first team Athletic Bilbao.[18] He retired at nearly 38 with 417 matches and 152 goals, in the Spanish top flight alone.[1]

International career

Salinas represented the Spain national team over a decade, scoring 22 goals.[19] His debut was on 22 January 1986 as he netted in a 2–0 friendly win over the Soviet Union, in Las Palmas.[20][21]

Salinas went on to represent the country at three FIFA World Cups: 1986 (where he scored against Northern Ireland),[22] 1990 (netting in the second-round loss to Yugoslavia) and 1994, as well as two UEFA European Championships, 1988 and 1996.[19]

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 stage. With 1–1 and less than ten minutes to go, he marred a fast-break, with only goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca to beat; Roberto Baggio sealed the 2–1 final result minutes later, and the Spaniard was ultimately more remembered for this miss rather than the massive number of goals scored during an 18-year professional career.[23]

Post-retirement

Immediately after retiring, Salinas began working as a sports commentator, first for RTVE and then on laSexta.[24]

Personal life

Salinas' younger brother, Patxi, was also a professional footballer (centre-back), and played for Athletic Bilbao and Celta. Both made their top division debut in the 1982–83 season.[25]

They held the record for combined appearances in the Spanish top tier by siblings with 849 matches (occasions where they both played as teammates or opponents counted for each), 86 more than the next pair, Quini and Jesús Castro.[26]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[27][28]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Athletic Bilbao 1982–83 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 14
1985–86 27 4 6 2 0 0 3 3 36 9
Total 68 13 24 12 7 1 4 4 103 30
Atlético Madrid 1986–87 La Liga 38 15 6 2 - 3 1 47 18
1987–88 37 16 5 2 - - 42 18
Total 75 31 11 4 0 0 3 1 89 36
Barcelona 1988–89 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
Total 146 60 27 17 0 0 28 7 201 84
Deportivo 1994–95 La Liga 24 12 4 4 - 4 0 32 16
Sporting Gijón 1995–96 La Liga 38 18 4 4 - - 42 22
1996–97 16 6 16 6
Total 54 24 4 4 0 0 0 0 58 28
Yokohama Marinos 1997 J1 League 26 21 2 2 5 3 - 33 26
1998 21 13 0 0 3 1 - 24 14
Total 47 34 2 2 8 4 - 57 40
Alavés 1998–99 La Liga 22 4 0 0 - - 22 4
1999–2000 28 8 2 0 - - 30 8
Total 50 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 12
Career total 464 186 74 43 15 5 39 12 592 246

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[29]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 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
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Salinas goal.[30][29]
List of international goals scored by Julio Salinas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 January 1986 Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain  Soviet Union 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 19 February 1986 Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain  Belgium 2–0 3–0 Friendly
3 26 March 1986 Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain  Poland 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4 7 June 1986 Tres de Marzo, Zapopan, Mexico  Northern Ireland 2–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup
5 24 September 1986 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Greece 1–0 3–1 Friendly
6 24 February 1988 La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain  Czechoslovakia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
7 11 October 1989 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 2–2 1990 World Cup qualification
8 26 June 1990 Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy  Yugoslavia 1–1 1–2 1990 FIFA World Cup
9 28 April 1993 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain  Northern Ireland 1–1 3–1 1994 World Cup qualification
10 2–1
11 22 September 1993 Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–0 5–1 1994 World Cup qualification
12 3–0
13 4–1
14 13 October 1993 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2–0 3–1 1994 World Cup qualification
15 3–0
16 19 January 1994 Balaídos, Vigo, Spain  Portugal 1–0 2–2 Friendly
17 2 June 1994 Ratina Stadion, Tampere, Finland  Finland 2–0 2–1 Friendly
18 10 June 1994 Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada  Canada 1–0 2–0 Friendly
19 17 June 1994 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States  South Korea 1–0 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup
20 12 October 1994 City Stadium of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia  North Macedonia 1–0 2–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
21 2–0
22 17 December 1994 Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 3–1 4–1 Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona

Deportivo

Individual

See also

References

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