In Toyota, he played with his future colleague Robert Jaworski.
[1][2] After moving out of the court, Salazar entered the sidelines as assistant coach of Toyota, and won the 1982 Reinforced Filipino Conference finals.
[4] After his tenure with Shell, he returned to Ginebra, where he won two more championships.
However, following Jaworski's resignation and subsequent Senate run in 1998, Salazar took over as the interim coach.
He notably led the team during the 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup quarterfinals, achieving an upset victory over the top-seeded Mobiline Phone Pals.