Patxi Salinas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Salinas Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| 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) |
| 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco 'Patxi' Salinas Fernández (born 17 November 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
He amassed La Liga totals of 432 games and 11 goals over the course of 16 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and Celta, winning two national championships with the former club. Subsequently, he worked as a manager.
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.
In the 1992 summer, 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. 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,Melita FC (Maltese Premier League) and UE Sant Andreu.
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