Salgado, who won more than 50 caps for Spain during a decade with Real Madrid, joined Rovers in the summer of 2009 following his release from the Bernabeu, where he won four La Liga titles and two Champions League winners' medals.
While Real Madrid spent more than 200 million euro on their new host of new Galacticos this summer, players at Shamrock Rovers were still coming to terms with having a home ground.