Patxi Salinas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salinas and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Patxi Salinas
Personal information
Full name Francisco Salinas Fernández
Date of birth (1963-11-17) 17 November 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) 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)
International career
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)
Managerial career
1999–2000 Celta (youth)
2000–2001 Basque Country (beach soccer)
2001–2004 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
2019–2021 Basconia
2021–2022 Bilbao Athletic
2022 Portugalete
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco 'Patxi' Salinas Fernández (born 17 November 1963) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.

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.

Playing career

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Club

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Born in Bilbao, Salinas emerged through Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks, and made his league debut on 10 November 1982, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against UD Salamanca.[1] He 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.

In summer 1992, Salinas joined RC Celta de Vigo, where he proceeded to post equally impressive numbers in his six-season spell – always in the top division – retiring from the game at almost 35.[2]

International

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Over 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 to Yugoslavia, in Oviedo.[3]

Coaching career

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After retiring as a player, Salinas had brief stints at coaching Celta's youth teams and UDA Gramenet, and directing Rápido de Bouzas. As a manager, in quick succession, he also worked with Athletic's youth teams, CD Ourense,[4] Melita FC (Maltese Premier League)[5] and UE Sant Andreu.[6]

Salinas achieved promotion to Segunda División B with Rápido in June 2017. One month later, after announcing weeks before he would leave the Galician side, he agreed terms with Burgos CF.[7] He was dismissed on 5 February 2018, leaving them in ninth position and having conceded the fewest goals in the division.[8]

On 22 May 2018, Salinas was appointed manager of CD Badajoz.[9] In June of the following year, he signed in the same capacity with CD Basconia, Athletic Bilbao's farm team; his former teammate Rafael Alkorta was now director of football at the parent club.[10] In December 2021, he moved up to become coach of the reserves following the sacking of Imanol de la Sota.[11]

Personal life

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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-flight debut in the 1982–83 season.[12]

They held the record for combined appearances in La Liga by siblings at the time of their retirement 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.[13]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 4 December 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Porriño Spain 1 July 2001 30 June 2004 114 44 32 38 038.60
Gramenet Spain 18 March 2005 17 June 2005 13 4 6 3 030.77 [14]
Ourense Spain 22 June 2011 10 December 2011 18 12 3 3 066.67
Melita Malta 8 November 2012 2 June 2013 23 3 7 13 013.04
Sant Andreu Spain 2 June 2013 11 February 2014 29 8 9 12 027.59 [15]
Rápido Bouzas Spain 30 June 2016 6 July 2017 44 24 14 6 054.55
Burgos Spain 10 July 2017 5 February 2018 28 10 12 6 035.71 [16]
Badajoz Spain 22 May 2018 24 October 2018 9 2 3 4 022.22 [17]
Basconia Spain 13 June 2019 14 December 2021 73 29 25 19 039.73 [18]
Bilbao Athletic Spain 14 December 2021 7 June 2022 22 9 5 8 040.91 [19]
Portugalete Spain 16 June 2022 5 December 2022 12 5 2 5 041.67 [20]
Career Total 385 150 118 117 038.96 —

Honours

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Athletic Bilbao

Celta

See also

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References

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  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. ^ 1–2: Adiós a la "flor"... (1–2: Farewell to the "flower"...); Mundo Deportivo, 15 September 1988 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ 'Nanu' Soler y Patxi Salinas entrenarán en Tercera ('Nanu' Soler and Patxi Salinas will coach in Tercera); Marca, 22 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Melita go Spanish as Salinas gets coaching job; Times of Malta, 9 November 2012
  6. ^ Patxi Salinas será el entrenador del Sant Andreu (Patxi Salinas will be Sant Andreu manager); Mundo Deportivo, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Monje, Jorge (5 February 2018). "Patxi Salinas deja de ser entrenador del Burgos C.F." [Patxi Salinas is no longer Burgos C.F. manager] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Patxi Salinas dirigirá al Badajoz" [Patxi Salinas will manage Badajoz] (in Spanish). Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Patxi Salinas will be Basconia's next coach". Athletic Bilbao. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Patxi Salinas appointed Bilbao Athletic head coach". Athletic Bilbao. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  12. ^ La 'vendetta' de los hermanos Salinas (The Salinas brothers' 'vendetta'); El País, 15 October 1995 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Viñarás de Blas, Vidal (1 February 2017). "Hermanos de Primera" [Top-class brothers] (in Spanish). Cuadernos de Fútbol. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Patxi Salinas: Francisco Salinas Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Patxi Salinas: Francisco Salinas Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Patxi Salinas: Francisco Salinas Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Patxi Salinas: Francisco Salinas Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  18. ^ "CD Basconia" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
    "CD Basconia" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
    "CD Basconia" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Patxi Salinas: Francisco Salinas Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Club Portugalete" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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