Míchel Salgado
Encyclopedia
Miguel Ángel "Míchel" Salgado Fernández (born 22 October 1975) is a Spanish
footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers
in the Premier League, as a right defender.
Nicknamed Il Due (two in Italian
), he is known for his combative tackling and attacking play. Attesting to his aggressive style, Salgado's former Real Madrid
– where he spent an entire decade, after excellent displays at Celta de Vigo
– teammate Steve McManaman
once described him as "the hardest person in the world....a genuine psychopath, even in training."
During nearly ten years, Salgado - who appeared in 343 La Liga
games, scoring seven goals - represented the Spanish national team
, collecting more than 50 caps
and appearing in one World Cup
and one European Championship
.
, Pontevedra, Galicia, Salgado began his professional career with hometown's Celta de Vigo
, making his first division
debut on 22 January 1995, in a 0–4 away loss against Real Madrid
. He served a second division
loan spell at UD Salamanca
, before eventually becoming first-choice.
Whilst at Celta, Salgado was involved in an incident with Atlético de Madrid's Juninho Paulista
, in February 1998; after a dangerous challenge that went unbooked, the Brazil
ian playmaker
was sidelined for six months, and missed that year
's FIFA World Cup
.
11,000,000, appearing in 29 league contests in his first season, while also helping the club win the season's UEFA Champions League
. He was the capital
side's starter during his first seven seasons, but was relegated to the bench by former Sevilla FC
youngster Sergio Ramos
in the 2006–07 season.
Salgado was still able to contribute with 16 games for the merengues 30th national title, mainly due to injuries to Pepe, with Ramos being relocated to centre back. In the following two seasons, he played very rarely (only 17 matches combined), being sent off
in the final game of the 2008–09 season, a 1–2 loss at CA Osasuna
, on 31 May 2009, as Madrid slumped to a fifth consecutive league defeat.
Salgado was released by Real Madrid with the club already midway in its pre-season for the 2009–10 season, in early August 2009.
of the Premier League on 19 August 2009, signing a two-year deal after impressing manager Sam Allardyce
whilst on trial at the Ewood Park
club. He went on to say he was happy to be playing for Blackburn, intending to retire at the club.
Salgado made his first-team debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers
as a second-half substitute, on 12 September (3–1 home win). On 27 October 2009, he scored his first goal for Rovers, against Peterborough United
in the season
's Football League Cup
.
On 27 January 2011, 35-year old Salgado agreed a contract extension at Blackburn. He was first-choice for the first games in the 2011–12 season
, until picking up an injury.
for Spain
on 5 September 1998, in an infamous 2–3 loss in Cyprus
for the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers, and was part of the nation's squads at Euro 2000 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup
, starting in the former and being backup in the latter, to Real Madrid teammate Ramos.
Due to last-minute injuries, he missed out on the 2002 World Cup
and Euro 2004, and also represented the autonomous Galician team.
|1994/95||rowspan="2"|Celta
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
||14||0||||||||||||||14||0
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|1995/96||18||0||||||||||||||18||0
|-
|1996/97||Salamanca
||Segunda División
||36||1||||||||||||||36||1
|-
|1997/98||rowspan="3"|Celta
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
||25||0||||||||||||||25||0
|-
|1998/99||35||3||||||||||||||35||3
|-
|1999/00||1||0||||||||||||||1||0
|-
|1999/00||rowspan="10"|Real Madrid
||rowspan="10"|La Liga
||29||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0||46||0
|-
|2000/01||27||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||11||0||38||1
|-
|2001/02||35||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0||50||0
|-
|2002/03||35||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||16||1||51||1
|-
|2003/04||35||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||10||0||46||1
|-
|2004/05||28||2||0||0||colspan="2"|-||9||0||37||2
|-
|2005/06||27||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||5||0||33||0
|-
|2006/07||16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||17||0
|-
|2007/08||8||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||13||0
|-
|2008/09||9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||10||0
|-
|2009/10||rowspan="3"|Blackburn
||rowspan="3"|Premier League||21||0||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||26||1
|-
|2010/11||36||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||38||0
|-
|2011/12||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
378||8||7||0||colspan="2"|-||86||1||470||9
63||0||3||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||67||1
426||8||10||0||4||1||86||1||537||10
|}
|1998||3||0
|-
|1999||9||0
|-
|2000||5||0
|-
|2001||0||0
|-
|2002||5||0
|-
|2003||10||0
|-
|2004||8||0
|-
|2005||8||0
|-
|2006||5||0
|-
!Total||53||0
|}
Spain U21
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
in the Premier League, as a right defender.
Nicknamed Il Due (two in Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
), he is known for his combative tackling and attacking play. Attesting to his aggressive style, Salgado's former Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
– where he spent an entire decade, after excellent displays at Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
– teammate Steve McManaman
Steve McManaman
Steven McManaman is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder, winger and playmaker. Having spent his playing career at two of European football's most successful clubs of the 20th century, Liverpool and Real Madrid, as well as a spell at Manchester City, McManaman is the most...
once described him as "the hardest person in the world....a genuine psychopath, even in training."
During nearly ten years, Salgado - who appeared in 343 La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
games, scoring seven goals - represented the Spanish national team
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
, collecting more than 50 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
and appearing in one World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
and one European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
.
Celta
Born in As NevesAs Neves
As Neves is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.It has 4,429 people . Until 1904 it was called Setados.- Geography:...
, Pontevedra, Galicia, Salgado began his professional career with hometown's Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
, making his first division
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
debut on 22 January 1995, in a 0–4 away loss against Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
. He served a second division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
loan spell at UD Salamanca
UD Salamanca
Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2....
, before eventually becoming first-choice.
Whilst at Celta, Salgado was involved in an incident with Atlético de Madrid's Juninho Paulista
Juninho Paulista
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
, in February 1998; after a dangerous challenge that went unbooked, the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian playmaker
Playmaker
In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals....
was sidelined for six months, and missed that year
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
's FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
.
Real Madrid
In 1999, Salgado was snapped up by Real Madrid, for €Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
11,000,000, appearing in 29 league contests in his first season, while also helping the club win the season's UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. He was the capital
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
side's starter during his first seven seasons, but was relegated to the bench by former Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
youngster Sergio Ramos
Sérgio Ramos
Sérgio Bruno Antunes Selores Ramos is a Portuguese basketball player.He measures 2.00 metres and plays as a Forward . He announced the end of his international career, after Portugal's exit from the EuroBasket 2007...
in the 2006–07 season.
Salgado was still able to contribute with 16 games for the merengues 30th national title, mainly due to injuries to Pepe, with Ramos being relocated to centre back. In the following two seasons, he played very rarely (only 17 matches combined), being sent off
Ejection (sports)
In sports, an ejection is one of several disqualifying actions assessed to a player or coach by a game official , usually for unsportsmanlike conduct....
in the final game of the 2008–09 season, a 1–2 loss at CA Osasuna
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...
, on 31 May 2009, as Madrid slumped to a fifth consecutive league defeat.
Salgado was released by Real Madrid with the club already midway in its pre-season for the 2009–10 season, in early August 2009.
Blackburn Rovers
Aged nearly 34, Salgado moved to Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
of the Premier League on 19 August 2009, signing a two-year deal after impressing manager Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
whilst on trial at the Ewood Park
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
club. He went on to say he was happy to be playing for Blackburn, intending to retire at the club.
Salgado made his first-team debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
as a second-half substitute, on 12 September (3–1 home win). On 27 October 2009, he scored his first goal for Rovers, against Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
in the season
2009–10 Football League Cup
The 2009–10 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs....
's Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
.
On 27 January 2011, 35-year old Salgado agreed a contract extension at Blackburn. He was first-choice for the first games in the 2011–12 season
2011–12 Premier League
The 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012...
, until picking up an injury.
International career
Salgado won the first of his 53 capsCap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
on 5 September 1998, in an infamous 2–3 loss in Cyprus
Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
for the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers, and was part of the nation's squads at Euro 2000 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, starting in the former and being backup in the latter, to Real Madrid teammate Ramos.
Due to last-minute injuries, he missed out on the 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
and Euro 2004, and also represented the autonomous Galician team.
Club
|-|1994/95||rowspan="2"|Celta
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||14||0||||||||||||||14||0
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|1995/96||18||0||||||||||||||18||0
|-
|1996/97||Salamanca
UD Salamanca
Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2....
||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
||36||1||||||||||||||36||1
|-
|1997/98||rowspan="3"|Celta
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||25||0||||||||||||||25||0
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|1998/99||35||3||||||||||||||35||3
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|1999/00||1||0||||||||||||||1||0
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|1999/00||rowspan="10"|Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
||rowspan="10"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||29||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0||46||0
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|2000/01||27||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||11||0||38||1
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|2001/02||35||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0||50||0
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|2002/03||35||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||16||1||51||1
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|2003/04||35||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||10||0||46||1
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|2004/05||28||2||0||0||colspan="2"|-||9||0||37||2
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|2005/06||27||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||5||0||33||0
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|2006/07||16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||17||0
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|2007/08||8||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||13||0
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|2008/09||9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||10||0
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|2009/10||rowspan="3"|Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
||rowspan="3"|Premier League||21||0||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||26||1
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|2010/11||36||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||38||0
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|2011/12||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
378||8||7||0||colspan="2"|-||86||1||470||9
63||0||3||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||67||1
426||8||10||0||4||1||86||1||537||10
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International
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|1999||9||0
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|2004||8||0
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|2005||8||0
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|2006||5||0
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!Total||53||0
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Honours
Real Madrid- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: 1999–00, 2001–02 - Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
: 20022002 Intercontinental CupThe 2002 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 3 December 2002 between Real Madrid, winners of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, and Olimpia, winners of the 2002 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama in front of... - UEFA Super Cup: 20022002 UEFA Super CupThe 2002 UEFA Super Cup was played on August 30, 2002 between Real Madrid of Spain and Feyenoord of the Netherlands. Real Madrid qualified by beating Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. Feyenoord had made it to the Super Cup after beating Borussia Dortmund in the 2002 UEFA Cup...
- La LigaLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08 - Supercopa de EspañaSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: 20012001 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2001 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 19 August and 22 August 2001. It contested by Real Zaragoza, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2000–01, and Real Madrid, who won the 2000–01 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second...
, 20032003 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2003 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 24 August and 27 August 2003. It contested by RCD Mallorca, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2002–03, and Real Madrid, who won the 2002–03 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:-References:...
, 20082008 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2008 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 17 August and 24 August 2008. It was contested by Valencia CF, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2007–08, and Real Madrid, who won the 2007–08 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate for their eighth Supercopa...
Spain U21
- European Under-21 ChampionshipUEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...
: 19981998 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years , had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....
Personal life
Salgado is married to Malula Sanz, daughter of former Real Madrid president Lorenzo SanzLorenzo Sanz
Lorenzo Sanz Mancebo is a Spanish businessman, former president of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol and former owner of Málaga Club de Fútbol, where his son Fernando served as club's president.- Early life :In his youth, Sanz played as a goalkeeper for several minor league Madrilenian teams, including...
.