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Julio Salinas

{{short description|Spanish footballer}}

{{family name hatnote|Salinas|Fernández|lang=Spanish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Julio Salinas

| image = Julio Salinas Fernandez 2016.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Salinas in 2016

| full_name = Julio Salinas Fernández{{WorldFootball.net|julio-salinas}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bilbao, Spain

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Centre-forward

| youthyears1 = 1974–1981 | youthclubs1 = Athletic Bilbao

| years1 = 1981–1984 | clubs1 = Bilbao Athletic | caps1 = 93 | goals1 = 60

| years2 = 1982–1986 | clubs2 = Athletic Bilbao | caps2 = 68 | goals2 = 13

| years3 = 1986–1988 | clubs3 = Atlético Madrid | caps3 = 75 | goals3 = 31

| years4 = 1988–1994 | clubs4 = Barcelona | caps4 = 146 | goals4 = 60

| years5 = 1994–1995 | clubs5 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 12

| years6 = 1995–1996 | clubs6 = Sporting Gijón | caps6 = 54 | goals6 = 24

| years7 = 1997–1998 | clubs7 = Yokohama Marinos | caps7 = 47 | goals7 = 34

| years8 = 1998–2000 | clubs8 = Alavés | caps8 = 50 | goals8 = 12

| totalcaps = 557 |totalgoals = 246

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1984 | nationalteam1 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 1986–1996 | nationalteam2 = Spain | nationalcaps2 = 56 | nationalgoals2 = 22

}}

Julio Salinas Fernández ({{IPA|es|ˈxuljo saˈlinas feɾˈnandeθ}}; born 11 September 1962) is a Spanish former professional 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.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2016/07/12/portada/1468353835_963067.html|title=Julio Salinas: el futbolista incomprendido|trans-title=Julio Salinas: the misunderstood footballer|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Alfonso|last=Herrán|language=es|date=12 July 2016|access-date=19 September 2018}} In 1983–84 he won the second division's Pichichi Trophy award, as he helped the reserves to finish runners-up to Castilla CF.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1984/05/28/pagina-15/1106378/pdf.html|title=Julio Salinas, "Pichichi" ficticio|trans-title=Julio Salinas, fictional "Pichichi"|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=28 May 1984|access-date=21 March 2014}} 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{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1983/03/27/pagina-10/1084109/pdf.html|title=El Athletic, sin problemas|trans-title=Athletic, no problems|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=27 March 1983|access-date=21 March 2014}} 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).{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1988/02/08/pagina-20/1171258/pdf.html|title=El Mallorca "no estuvo" en Madrid|trans-title=Mallorca "were not" in Madrid|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Jesús|last=Alcaide|language=es|date=8 February 1988|access-date=21 March 2014}}

=Barcelona=

Salinas signed for FC Barcelona for 1988–89,{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1988/05/21/deportes/580168809_850215.html|title=Los jugadores del Atlético de Madrid Julio Salinas y Eusebio se comprometieron con el Barcelona|trans-title=Atlético de Madrid players Julio Salinas and Eusebio committed to Barcelona|newspaper=El País|language=es|date=21 May 1988|access-date=10 October 2018}} 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. 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 and in the following year's domestic cup 2–0 victory over Real Madrid.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1990.html|title=Spain – Cup 1990|website=RSSSF|first=Carles|last=Lozano Ferrer|access-date=21 March 2014}}

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.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PmHcCgAAQBAJ&q=suplente+de+lujo+cruyff+salinas&pg=PT115|title=El gran libro de los récords: 200 historias del fútbol español|trans-title=The great book of records: 200 stories of Spanish football|first=Pedro|last=Martín|language=es|date=2016|isbn=9788494425653|access-date=19 September 2018}} 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,{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/01/31/pagina-2/1290446/pdf.html|title=Sale Julio Salinas y lo arregla todo|trans-title=Julio Salinas comes on and takes care of everything|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Andrés|last=Astruells|language=es|date=31 January 1994|access-date=21 March 2014}} with Barcelona eventually achieving four league titles in a row.

=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.{{cite news|url=https://cronicavasca.elespanol.com/recomendado/maximos-goleadores-vascos-historia-liga-bc-nprs_709130_102.html|title=Los máximos goleadores vascos en la historia de La Liga|trans-title=Top Basque scorers in La Liga history|newspaper=El Español|language=es|date=19 August 2022|access-date=5 April 2023}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/12/04/pagina-2/1294593/pdf.html|title=Algo se ha parado en el Barça|trans-title=Something has stopped in Barça|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Santi|last=Nolla|language=es|date=4 December 1994|access-date=21 March 2014}}

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!").{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/12/15/pagina-11/1320205/pdf.html|title="Ojalá marque el gol de la victoria"|trans-title=Hopefully i will score the winning goal|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=15 December 1995|access-date=21 March 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1996/04/01/pagina-26/1320535/pdf.html|title='Hat trick' de Julio Salinas|trans-title=Hat trick from Julio Salinas|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=José Luis|last=Calleja|language=es|date=1 April 1996|access-date=21 March 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1996/04/22/pagina-24/1318208/pdf.html|title=El Sporting le enseña la 'manita' al Betis|trans-title=Sporting show 'open hand' to Betis|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Jesús|last=Gómez|language=es|date=22 April 1996|access-date=21 March 2014}}

Salinas then had a stint abroad with Yokohama Marinos in Japan, where he again showcased his scoring skills, rejoining his former Barcelona teammate Goikoetxea.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1998/03/21/pagina-29/390396/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=La J-League habla español|trans-title=The J-League speaks Spanish|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=21 March 1998|access-date=23 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.jp/club/news/2012-2013/the-people-of-barca-in-the-history-of-japan|script-title=ja:日本サッカー史におけるバルサ|trans-title=Barça in Japanese football history|publisher=FC Barcelona|language=ja|date=1 December 2012|access-date=18 March 2018}} He then returned close to home, having spent his last two seasons with Deportivo Alavés where he scored in 1999–2000's opener, a 2–1 home defeat of Málaga CF;{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1999/08/30/deportes/935964051_850215.html|title=Salinas castiga al Málaga|trans-title=Salinas punishes Málaga|newspaper=El País|first=Eduardo|last=Ortiz de Arri|language=es|date=30 August 1999|access-date=19 September 2018}} his team finished sixth, and would go on to reach the following year's UEFA Cup final.{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/what-heck-happened-alaves-after-2001|title=What the heck happened to Alaves after 2001?|publisher=FourFourTwo|first=Robert|last=O'Connor|date=18 May 2016|access-date=5 April 2023}}

On 19 May 2000, Salinas played his last professional match, scoring in a 2–1 loss at his first team Athletic Bilbao.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2000/05/20/pagina-2/695136/pdf.html|title=Un final insospechado|trans-title=Unsuspecting ending|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Nika|last=Cuenca|language=es|date=20 May 2000|access-date=21 March 2014}} He retired at nearly 38 with 417 matches and 152 goals, in the Spanish top flight alone.

International career

Salinas represented the Spain national team over a decade, scoring 22 goals.{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/seleccion-espanola/20200415/48544507645/seleccion-entrevista-julio-salinas.html|title=Julio Salinas: "Sufrí mucho por el fallo contra Italia"|trans-title=Julio Salinas: "I suffered a lot because of my miss against Italy"|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Pepe|last=Gil-Vernet|language=es|date=15 April 2020|access-date=5 April 2023}} His debut was on 22 January 1986 as he netted in a 2–0 friendly win over the Soviet Union, in Las Palmas.{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1986/01/18/deportes/506386803_850215.html|title=Muñoz selecciona a Chendo y a Julio Salinas contra la URSS|trans-title=Muñoz selects Chendo and Julio Salinas against USSR|newspaper=El País|language=es|date=18 January 1986|access-date=18 December 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1986/01/23/065.html|title=2–0: España venció a la URSS en un partido jugado a gran velocidad por ambos equipos|trans-title=2–0: Spain defeated USSR in match where both teams displayed great speed|newspaper=ABC|first=Héctor|last=Del Mar|language=es|date=23 January 1986|access-date=18 December 2015}}

Salinas went on to represent the country at three FIFA World Cups: 1986 (where he scored against Northern Ireland),{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/mundial/2016-05-21/espana-mundial-86-butragueno-mexico_1203991/|title=Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios|trans-title=From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes|newspaper=El Confidencial|first=Alfredo|last=Pascual|language=es|date=21 May 2016|access-date=28 September 2017}} 1990 (netting in the second-round loss to Yugoslavia) and 1994, as well as two UEFA European Championships, 1988 and 1996.

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/mundial/2010/2010/07/12/espana/1278926957.html|title=En memoria de los 'nadies' y los 'malditos'|trans-title=Here's to the 'nobodies' and the 'damned'|newspaper=El Mundo|first=Ángel|last=González|language=es|date=12 July 2010|access-date=13 April 2017}}

Post-retirement

Immediately after retiring, Salinas began working as a sports commentator, first for RTVE and then on laSexta.{{cite web|url=http://www.infoperiodistas.info/noticia/3038/La-Sexta-ficha-a-Salinas-Kiko-Chapi-Ferrer-y-Maceda|title=La Sexta ficha a Salinas, Kiko, Chapi Ferrer y Maceda|trans-title=La Sexta signs Salinas, Kiko, Chapi Ferrer and Maceda|publisher=Info Periodistas|language=es|date=29 August 2006|access-date=17 September 2013}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1995/10/15/deportes/813711607_850215.html|title=La 'vendetta' de los hermanos Salinas|trans-title=The Salinas brothers' 'vendetta'|newspaper=El País|first=Mario|last=Díaz|language=es|date=15 October 1995|access-date=17 September 2013}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2017/02/hermanos-de-primera/|title=Hermanos de Primera|trans-title=Top-class brothers|publisher=Cuadernos de Fútbol|first=Vidal|last=Viñarás de Blas|language=es|date=1 February 2017|access-date=29 March 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329145551/https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2017/02/hermanos-de-primera/|archive-date=29 March 2023}}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{BDFutbol|1711}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Athletic Bilbao

|1982–83

|rowspan="4"|La Liga

|7

1634000174
1983–84

|6

0222100103
1984–85

|28

810410114014
1985–86

|27

4620033369
colspan="2"|Total

!68

132412714||410330
rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid

|1986–87

|rowspan="2"|La Liga

|38

1562colspan="2"|–314718
1987–88

|37

1652colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–4218
colspan="2"|Total

!75

3111400318936
rowspan="7"|Barcelona

|1988–89

|rowspan="6"|La Liga

|37

2054colspan="2"|–724926
1989–90

|34

1572colspan="2"|–414518
1990–91

|33

1144colspan="2"|–824517
1991–92

|17

720colspan="2"|–52249
1992–93

|18

555colspan="2"|–302610
1993–94

|7

242colspan="2"|–10124
colspan="2"|Total

!146

6027170028||720184
Deportivo

|1994–95

|La Liga

|24

1244colspan="2"|–403216
rowspan="3"|Sporting Gijón

|1995–96

|rowspan="2"|La Liga

|38

1844colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–4222
1996–97

|16

620186
colspan="2"|Total

!54

246400006028
rowspan="3"|Yokohama Marinos

|1997

|rowspan="2"|J1 League

|26

212253colspan="2"|–3326
1998

|21

130031colspan="2"|–2414
colspan="2"|Total

!47||34||2||2||8||4||colspan="2"|–||57||40

rowspan="3"|Alavés

|1998–99

|rowspan="2"|La Liga

|22

400colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–224
1999–2000

|28

820colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–308
colspan="2"|Total

!50

122000005212
colspan="3"|Career total

!464

18676431553912594246

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=18350|title=Julio Salinas|publisher=European Football|access-date=19 September 2018}}

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="11"|Spain

|1986

105
198720
198881
198941
199051
199100
199210
199387
1994127
199540
199620
colspan="2"|Total5622

:Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Salinas goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/jsalinas-intlg.html|title=Julio Salinas – Goals in International Matches|website=RSSSF|first=Emilio|last=Pla Díaz|access-date=18 October 2010}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Julio Salinas

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|122 January 1986Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain{{fb|URS}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–0Friendly
align="center"|219 February 1986Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain{{fb|BEL}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|3–0Friendly
align="center"|326 March 1986Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain{{fb|POL}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|3–0Friendly
align="center"|47 June 1986Tres de Marzo, Zapopan, Mexico{{fb|NIR}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–11986 FIFA World Cup
align="center"|524 September 1986El Molinón, Gijón, Spain{{fb|GRE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|3–1Friendly
align="center"|624 February 1988La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain{{fb|CSK}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–2Friendly
align="center"|711 October 1989Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary{{fb|HUN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–21990 World Cup qualification
align="center"|826 June 1990Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy{{fb|YUG}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–21990 FIFA World Cup
align="center"|9rowspan="2"|28 April 1993rowspan="2"|Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spainrowspan="2"|{{fb|NIR}}align="center"|1–1align="center" rowspan="2"|3–1rowspan="2"|1994 World Cup qualification
align="center"|10align="center"|2–1
align="center"|11rowspan="3"|22 September 1993rowspan="3"|Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albaniarowspan="3"|{{fb|ALB}}align="center"|1–0align="center" rowspan="3"|5–1rowspan="3"|1994 World Cup qualification
align="center"|12align="center"|3–0
align="center"|13align="center"|4–1
align="center"|14rowspan="2"|13 October 1993rowspan="2"|Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Irelandrowspan="2"|{{fb|IRL}}align="center"|2–0rowspan="2" align="center" |3–1rowspan="2"|1994 World Cup qualification
align="center"|15align="center"|3–0
align="center"|1619 January 1994Balaídos, Vigo, Spain{{fb|POR}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–2Friendly
align="center"|172 June 1994Ratina Stadion, Tampere, Finland{{fb|FIN}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–1Friendly
align="center"|1810 June 1994Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada{{fb|CAN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–0Friendly
align="center"|1917 June 1994Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States{{fb|KOR}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–21994 FIFA World Cup
align="center"|20rowspan="2"|12 October 1994rowspan="2"|City Stadium of Skopje, Skopje, Macedoniarowspan="2"|{{fb|MKD|1992}}align="center"|1–0align="center" rowspan="2"|2–0rowspan="2"|Euro 1996 qualifying
align="center"|21align="center"|2–0
align="center"|2217 December 1994Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium{{fb|BEL}}align="center"|3–1align="center"|4–1Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

  • La Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84
  • Copa del Rey: 1983–84
  • Supercopa de España: 1984 (automatically awarded after winning the double){{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/colunas/julio-gomes/2021/01/18/athletic-bilbao-mostra-que-e-possivel-resistir-e-vez-ou-outra-ser-feliz.htm|title=Athletic Bilbao mostra que é possível resistir e, vez ou outra, ser feliz...|trans-title=Athletic Bilbao show it's possible to resist, and win, now and then...|publisher=Universo Online|first=Julio|last=Gomes|language=pt|date=18 January 2021|access-date=5 April 2023}}

Barcelona

Deportivo

Individual

See also

References

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