Francisco 'Patxi' Salinas Fernández (born 17 November 1963) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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, currently

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. He amassed

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totals of 432 games and 11 goals over 16 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and

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, winning two national championships with the former club. Subsequently, he worked as a manager.

Playing career

Club

Born in

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, 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

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. He appeared in 14

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

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graduate,

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. 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.

International

Over a one-month span, Salinas earned two caps for

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, both in friendlies. His debut was on 14 September 1988 in a 1–2 loss to

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, in Oviedo.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Salinas had brief stints at coaching Celta's youth teams and

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, and directing

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. As a manager, in quick succession, he also worked with Athletic Bilbao's youth teams,

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at ' ...

, Melita FC (

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) and

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. 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

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. He was dismissed on 5 February 2018, leaving them in ninth position and having conceded the fewest goals in the division. On 22 May 2018, Salinas was appointed manager of CD Badajoz. In June of the following year, he signed in the same capacity with CD Basconia, Athletic Bilbao's

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(his former teammate Rafael Alkorta was now

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at the parent club). In December 2021, he moved up to become coach of the reserves following the sacking of Imanol de la Sota.

Personal life

Salinas' older brother, Julio, was also a professional footballer ( centre forward), and played most notably for Athletic Bilbao and

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. Both made their top-flight debut in the 1982–83 season.La 'vendetta' de los hermanos Salinas (The Salinas brothers' 'vendetta')
El País, 15 October 1995 (in Spanish)

Managerial statistics

Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

: 1982–83, 1983–84 *

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: 1983–84; runner-up: 1984–85 * Supercopa de España: 1984 Celta *Copa del Rey runner-up: 1993–94

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