Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Salinas
and the second or maternal family name is
Fernandez
.
Julio Salinas Fernandez
(
Spanish pronunciation:
[?xuljo
sa?linas
fe??nandeθ]
; 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
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Athletic and Atletico
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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
Atletico 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
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Salinas signed for
FC Barcelona
for
1988?89
,
[5]
linking up with several other Basque players, including veteran
Jose Ramon Alexanko
,
Jose 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
Barca
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 Balompie
, 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
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Upon leaving
Catalonia
, Salinas joined
Deportivo de La Coruna
, 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
Jose 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 Gijon
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 Alaves
where he notably scored in
1999?2000's
opener, a 2?1 home defeat of
Malaga 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
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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
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Immediately after retiring, Salinas began working as a
sports commentator
, first for
RTVE
and then on
laSexta
.
[24]
Personal life
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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
Jesus Castro
.
[26]
Career statistics
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Club
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International
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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 Martinez Valero
,
Elche
, Spain
|
Belgium
|
2?0
|
3?0
|
Friendly
|
3
|
26 March 1986
|
Ramon de Carranza
,
Cadiz
, 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 Molinon
,
Gijon
, Spain
|
Greece
|
1?0
|
3?1
|
Friendly
|
6
|
24 February 1988
|
La Rosaleda
,
Malaga
, Spain
|
Czechoslovakia
|
1?0
|
1?2
|
Friendly
|
7
|
11 October 1989
|
Nepstadion
,
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 Villamarin
,
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
|
Balaidos
,
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
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Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
Deportivo
Individual
See also
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References
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e
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g
h
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"Julio Salinas: el futbolista incomprendido"
[Julio Salinas: the misunderstood footballer].
Diario AS
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
19 September
2018
.
- ^
a
b
"Julio Salinas, "Pichichi" ficticio"
[Julio Salinas, fictional "Pichichi"].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish). 28 May 1984
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
- ^
"El Athletic, sin problemas"
[Athletic, no problems].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish). 27 March 1983
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
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Alcaide, Jesus (8 February 1988).
"El Mallorca "no estuvo" en Madrid"
[Mallorca "were not" in Madrid].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
- ^
"Los jugadores del Atletico de Madrid Julio Salinas y Eusebio se comprometieron con el Barcelona"
[Atletico de Madrid players Julio Salinas and Eusebio committed to Barcelona].
El Pais
(in Spanish). 21 May 1988
. Retrieved
10 October
2018
.
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a
b
Lozano Ferrer, Carles.
"Spain ? Cup 1990"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
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Martin, Pedro (2016).
El gran libro de los records: 200 historias del futbol espanol
[
The great book of records: 200 stories of Spanish football
] (in Spanish).
ISBN
9788494425653
. Retrieved
19 September
2018
.
- ^
Astruells, Andres (31 January 1994).
"Sale Julio Salinas y lo arregla todo"
[Julio Salinas comes on and takes care of everything].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
- ^
"Los maximos goleadores vascos en la historia de La Liga"
[Top Basque scorers in La Liga history].
El Espanol
(in Spanish). 19 August 2022
. Retrieved
5 April
2023
.
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Nolla, Santi (4 December 1994).
"Algo se ha parado en el Barca"
[Something has stopped in Barca].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
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"
"Ojala marque el gol de la victoria"
"
[Hopefully i will score the winning goal].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish). 15 December 1995
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
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Calleja, Jose Luis (1 April 1996).
"
'Hat trick' de Julio Salinas"
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(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
- ^
Gomez, Jesus (22 April 1996).
"El Sporting le ensena la 'manita' al Betis"
[Sporting show 'open hand' to Betis].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
21 March
2014
.
- ^
"La J-League habla espanol"
[The J-League speaks Spanish].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish). 21 March 1998
. Retrieved
23 February
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.
- ^
日本サッカ?史におけるバルサ
[Barca in Japanese football history] (in Japanese). FC Barcelona. 1 December 2012
. Retrieved
18 March
2018
.
- ^
Ortiz de Arri, Eduardo (30 August 1999).
"Salinas castiga al Malaga"
[Salinas punishes Malaga].
El Pais
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
19 September
2018
.
- ^
O'Connor, Robert (18 May 2016).
"What the heck happened to Alaves after 2001?"
.
FourFourTwo
. Retrieved
5 April
2023
.
- ^
Cuenca, Nika (20 May 2000).
"Un final insospechado"
[Unsuspecting ending].
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(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
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a
b
Gil-Vernet, Pepe (15 April 2020).
"Julio Salinas: "Sufri mucho por el fallo contra Italia"
"
[Julio Salinas: "I suffered a lot because of my miss against Italy"].
Mundo Deportivo
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
5 April
2023
.
- ^
"Munoz selecciona a Chendo y a Julio Salinas contra la URSS"
[Munoz selects Chendo and Julio Salinas against USSR].
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. Retrieved
18 December
2015
.
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Del Mar, Hector (23 January 1986).
"2?0: Espana vencio a la URSS en un partido jugado a gran velocidad por ambos equipos"
[2?0: Spain defeated USSR in match where both teams displayed great speed].
ABC
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
18 December
2015
.
- ^
Pascual, Alfredo (21 May 2016).
"Del utillero falangista al positivo de Caldere: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios"
[From the
falangista
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El Confidencial
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
28 September
2017
.
- ^
Gonzalez, Angel (12 July 2010).
"En memoria de los 'nadies' y los 'malditos'
"
[Here's to the 'nobodies' and the 'damned'].
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(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
13 April
2017
.
- ^
"La Sexta ficha a Salinas, Kiko, Chapi Ferrer y Maceda"
[La Sexta signs Salinas, Kiko, Chapi Ferrer and Maceda] (in Spanish). Info Periodistas. 29 August 2006
. Retrieved
17 September
2013
.
- ^
Diaz, Mario (15 October 1995).
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[The Salinas brothers' 'vendetta'].
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(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
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.
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. Retrieved
29 March
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Gomes, Julio (18 January 2021).
"Athletic Bilbao mostra que e possivel resistir e, vez ou outra, ser feliz..."
[Athletic Bilbao show it's possible to resist, and win, now and then...] (in Portuguese).
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. Retrieved
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2023
.
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