Carlos Horacio Salinas

Salinas was born at San Miguel de Tucumán on 26 May 1956, as the son of a train guard and restaurant chef. His older brother, Domingo Ricardo Salinas, also became a footballer who was known as the captain for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. He would try to convince the club to sign Carlos on for the club, but this venture was ultimately short-lived. However, he soon caught the attention of River Plate as he made his club debut in a friendly against the Argentina national football team. He soon made his official senior debut throughout the 1974 Campeonato Metropolitano though River Plate wouldn't win the Metropolitano nor the Nacional that season. His career within River Plate would be marred with controversy however as during the 1975 season, following a Superclásico match that ended 1–1, he exchanged jerseys with Marcelo Trobbiani and was later spotted in a nearby coffee shop adorning the Boca Juniors jersey. Despite being sent to Chacarita Juniors, he demonstrated his talents nonetheless and would continue his development as a player. Ironically, Salinas would later sign with Boca Juniors during their 1978 season under Juan Carlos Lorenzo. The club had won the 1977 Copa Libertadores and were aiming to win a second consecutive title in the 1978 Copa Libertadores, achieving this goal following a 4–0 victory over Deportivo Cali in the second legged match at the 1978 Copa Libertadores finals with Salinas himself scoring in the match, having scored in the semi final stage of the…