Dennis Salinas

Dennis Fernando Salinas Bermúdez (born 23 July 1986) is a Salvadoran politician and former professional goalkeeper who has served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador since 2021.

Dennis Salinas
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from San Salvador
Assumed office
1 May 2021
Personal details
Born
Dennis Fernando Salinas Bermúdez

(1986-07-23) 23 July 1986 (age 37)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Political partyNuevas Ideas
OccupationPolitician, footballer
Association football career
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2007San Salvador FC0(0)
2008CD FAS4(0)
2008–2009Alianza FC16(0)
2010CD Atlético Balboa18(0)
2010–2014CD Luis Ángel Firpo16(0)
2014–2016CD Atlético Marte53(0)
2016–2017AD Chalatenango37(0)
2018–2019Brujos de Izalco FC(0)
International career
2007El Salvador2(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Dennis Fernando Salinas Bermúdez was born on 23 July 1986 in San Salvador, El Salvador.[1]

Salinas attended the Technological University of El Salvador from 2010 to 2014 where he earned a degree in public relations.[2]

Football career

Club career

Salinas started his career at San Salvador FC and joined CD FAS for the Clausura 2008 tournament.

After only one season with CD FAS, he left them for Alianza FC and he moved to Atlético Balboa for the Clausura 2010 tournament. He also left Alianza after only one season and signed with CD Luis Ángel Firpo in 2010.

Except for his period at San Salvador FC and his short stint at Atlético Balboa he has primarily been used as a back-up goalkeeper.

Salinas won the Clausura 2013 national championship with CD Luis Ángel Firpo.[3] Salinas started one match against Club Tijuana during the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League where he conceded one goal in the 1–0 loss.

Before a whole season injured he signed Atlético Marte in August 2014. With Atlético Marte, Salinas experienced an administrative crisis, arrears in salary payments and pressures from directives of the team, leading Salinas to leave the club after Atlético Marte's descent in the Clausura 2016 tournament.

Salinas signed with AD Chalatenango for the Apertura 2016,[4] however, Salinas saw little play time and left the club in 2017.

In 2018 Salinas signed with Brujos de Izalco of Segunda División. On 1 July 2019, Salinas became a free agent and was not signed by another club.

International career

Salinas made his international debut with the El Salvador national football team in a friendly match on 22 August 2007 against Honduras, during which, El Salvador won by a score of 2–0. Salinas' second start was on 8 September against Ecuador. Salinas conceded two goals at the 13th and 29th minutes and was subsequently substituted by Juan José Gómez at the 33rd minute. El Salvador ultimately lost by a score of 5–1.[5]

Political career

From 2015 to 2019, Salinas worked for the municipal government of San Salvador as a violence prevention technician were he promoted the development of sporting activities. From 2019 to 2020, Salinas was the manager of juvenile attention for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security where he continued to promote youth sports as a crime prevention tactic.[2]

In 2021, Salinas was elected as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador as a member of the Nuevas Ideas political party from the San Salvador Department. He received 72,818 election marks, the fourth most of any candidate in San Salvador.[6] His supplement deputy was Julio César Marroquín.[7] He was a member of both the justice and human rights commission[8] and the public security and combatting narco-activity commission.[9] Salinas supported President Nayib Bukele and promised to give Bukele "governability" ("gobernabilidad") in the Legislative Assembly.[10]

He was re-elected as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly in 2024 with 120,986 election marks.[11] He is a member of the national security and justice committee.[12]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team, year, and competition[13]
TeamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
El Salvador2007200020

Electoral history

The following table displays Salinas' electoral record.

YearOfficeTypePartyMain opponentPartyVotes for SalinasResultSwing
Total%P.±%
2021Deputy of the Legislative AssemblyGeneralNIN/A72,818N/A4thN/AWonGain
2024Deputy of the Legislative AssemblyGeneralNIN/A120,986N/A10thN/AWonHold

References