Patxi Salinas

Patxi Salinas
Personal information
Full name Francisco Salinas Fernández
Date of birth (1963-11-17) 17 November 1963
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Badajoz (coach)
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)
1995 Basque Country 1 (0)
Teams managed
1999–2000 Celta (youth)
2000–2001 Basque Country (beach soccer)
2003–2005 Porriño
2005 Gramenet
2009–2010 Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2011 Ourense
2012–2013 Melita
2013–2014 Sant Andreu
2016–2017 Rápido Bouzas
2017–2018 Burgos
2018– Badajoz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francisco 'Patxi' Salinas Fernández (born 17 November 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the manager of CD Badajoz.

He amassed La Liga totals of 432 games and 11 goals over 16 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and Celta, winning two national championships with the former club. Subsequently, he worked as a manager.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Salinas emerged through Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks, and appeared in 14 La Liga matches in the 1983–84 season as the team managed to conquer the double. In the following campaign he became a regular fixture with the Basques 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.[1]

In summer 1992, 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.[2] Subsequently, he had brief stints at coaching (UDA Gramenet) and directing (Rápido de Bouzas); as a manager, in quick succession, he also worked with Athletic's youth teams, CD Ourense,[3] Melita FC (Maltese Premier League)[4] and UE Sant Andreu.[5]

In June 2017, Salinas achieved promotion to Segunda División B with Rápido Bouzas. One month later, after announcing weeks before he would leave the Galician team, he agreed terms with Burgos CF.[6]

Salinas was sacked on 5 February 2018, leaving the team in the ninth position and as the one with less goals against.[7] On 22 May, he was appointed manager of CD Badajoz.[8]

International career

During a one-month span, Salinas earned two caps for Spain, both in friendlies. His debut was on 14 September 1988 in a 1–2 loss with Yugoslavia, in Oviedo.[9]

Personal life

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 the 1982–83 season.[10]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

Celta

References

  1. ↑ 0–1: Inoperante Salamanca (0–1: Inefficient Salamanca); Mundo Deportivo, 11 November 1982 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Patxi Salinas; Yo Jugué en el Celta, 21 April 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ 'Nanu' Soler y Patxi Salinas entrenarán en Tercera ('Nanu' Soler and Patxi Salinas will coach in Tercera); Marca, 22 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Melita go Spanish as Salinas gets coaching job; Times of Malta, 9 November 2012
  5. ↑ Patxi Salinas será el entrenador del Sant Andreu (Patxi Salinas will be Sant Andreu manager); Mundo Deportivo, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Patxi Salinas se convierte en entrenador del Burgos Club de Fútbol" [Patxi Salinas becomes Burgos Club de Fútbol manager] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Patxi Salinas deja de ser entrenador del Burgos C.F." [Patxi Salinas is no longer Burgos C.F. manager] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Patxi Salinas dirigirá al Badajoz" [Patxi Salinas will manage Badajoz] (in Spanish). Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ↑ 1–2: Adiós a la "flor"... (1–2: Farewell to the "flower"...); Mundo Deportivo, 15 September 1988 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ La 'vendetta' de los hermanos Salinas (The Salinas brothers' 'vendetta'); El País, 15 October 1995 (in Spanish)
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