Salas came to
Colo-Colo at the age of 9 and made his professional debut in a match against
Everton played in the
Estadio Monumental in 1995. After having no chances to play for
Colo-Colo behind
Daniel Morón and
Marcelo Ramírez, in 1997 he moved to
Magallanes. In total, he played for six clubs both in Chile and abroad. ==International career==