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Salvatore Schillaci

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Salvatore Schillaci Template:Postnominals ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 1 December 1964 – 18 September 2024), commonly known as Totò Schillaci,<ref name=tuttojuve.com>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker. During his club career, he played for Messina (1982–1989), Juventus (1989–1992), Internazionale (1992–1994) and Júbilo Iwata (1994–1997).<ref name=cinquantamila.corriere.it>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the international level, Schillaci was the surprise star of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as he helped Italy to a third-place finish on home soil. Coming on as substitute in Italy's first game, Schillaci went on to score six goals throughout the World Cup, claiming the Golden Boot as the leading goalscorer,<ref name="FWC Golden Boot"/> and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament<ref name="FWC Golden Ball"/> ahead of Lothar Matthäus and Diego Maradona, who placed second and third respectively.<ref>Salvatore Schillaci Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 25 January 2010.</ref> That year he also placed second in the 1990 Ballon d'Or, behind Matthäus.<ref name=cinquantamila.corriere.it/>

Club careerEdit

Born on 1 December 1964 in Palermo, Italy,<ref name="FBref">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> from a poor family, Schillaci started to play for an amateur team of his native city, Amat Palermo, the football team of the local bus company bearing the same name.<ref name="Clemente">Clemente Angelo Lisi (2011). "A History of the World Cup, 1930–2010". p. 220. Scarecrow Press, 2011.</ref> He then signed in 1982 for the Sicilian club Messina, where he played until 1989 and showed his goal-scoring abilities, most notably winning the Serie B top-scorer award during the 1988–89 Serie B season, with 23 goals. He then joined Turin club Juventus, and made his debut in Serie A on 27 August 1989.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Juventus, the "Old Lady" of Italian football, was at the time suffering from the breakup of the wonder team which dominated Italian football in the 1980s, under manager Giovanni Trapattoni; Schillaci's arrival coincided with a return to form under the direction of former legendary Juventus goalkeeper Dino Zoff. He featured prominently for the Turinese club that season, scoring 15 league goals and 21 in all competitions in a very positive year, which ended with Juventus winning both the 1989–90 Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup titles. Due to his clever, inventive, and aggressive attacking style, he was then selected by head coach of Italy, Azeglio Vicini, to play in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Italy itself, despite being a novice in the arena of national team competitions.<ref name=tuttojuve.com/><ref name=cinquantamila.corriere.it/><ref name="Clemente"/>

After the end of the 1990 World Cup, Schillaci played two more years for Juventus, alongside his Italy attacking team-mate Roberto Baggio, before joining Internazionale.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Schillaci ultimately fell short of the expectations of the Inter fans, as well as those of Juventus, mainly because of the physical troubles which he suffered after the 1990 campaign. In 1994, he joined Japanese club Júbilo Iwata, becoming the first Italian player to play in the J.League, and he won the J.League Division 1 title with the club in 1997.<ref name=tuttojuve.com/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He retired in 1999.<ref name="Clemente"/>

International careerEdit

Having represented Italy U21, on 31 March 1990, Schillaci made his senior international debut for Italy under manager Azeglio Vicini in a 1–0 friendly away victory over Switzerland, in Basel.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was subsequently called up for Italy's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup that was played on home soil.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Schillaci replaced Andrea Carnevale during Italy's first match against Austria.<ref name="NYT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He scored as the match ended with a 1–0 win for Italy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Against Czechoslovakia, alongside Roberto Baggio. Italy won 2–0, with Baggio and Schillaci both scoring.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Schillaci started alongside Baggio in Italy's next two matches of the knock-out stages, also opening the scoring in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, against Uruguay<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the Republic of Ireland respectively,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and set up Aldo Serena's goal against Uruguay.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

For the semi-final match against defending champions Argentina, Gianluca Vialli replaced Baggio in the starting line-up, whereas Schillaci kept his place in the team. The match ended 1–1, with Schillaci scoring his fifth goal of the tournament, but Italy were eliminated after a penalty shoot-out, in which he refused to take a penalty, citing injury as his reason.<ref name="Clemente"/>

After setting up Baggio's opening goal, Schillaci scored the winning goal in Italy's 2–1 win in the third-place match against England from a penalty,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and won the Golden Boot,<ref name="FWC Golden Boot"/> with six goals, as well as the Golden Ball Award for the best player of the tournament.<ref name="FWC Golden Ball"/> Overall, he scored seven goals in sixteen caps for Italy between 1990 and 1991, scoring his only other goal for Italy in a 2–1 defeat away against Norway, in 1991, in a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match.<ref name="FIGC – Nazionale in cifre: Schilacci, Salvatore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Style of playEdit

Schillaci was a small, quick, agile, and mobile striker, with an eye for the goal, and solid technique. A prolific, reliable, and opportunistic goalscorer, Schillaci was known in particular for his anticipation, reactions, and his excellent positional sense, which, along with his acceleration, enabled him to make attacking runs to beat opponents to the ball in the area, giving him the reputation for frequently being "in the right place at the right time".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was capable of finishing well both inside and outside the area, as well as from volleys, with powerful strikes, and was capable of scoring with his head as well as with his feet, despite not being particularly imposing in the air; he was also accurate on set pieces and effective on penalties. Although he was primarily known for his selfish and instinctive style of play, he was also capable of linking-up with and playing off of his team-mates, despite not being a particularly notable passer. Due to his goalscoring exploits, his former Messina manager Francesco Scoglio described him by saying he had "never seen a player who wanted to score as much as him."<ref name=tuttojuve.com/><ref name=cinquantamila.corriere.it/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="pagelle">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

RetirementEdit

Schillaci retired in 1999. He returned to his native Palermo, where he owned a youth academy of football.<ref name="Clemente"/>

He appeared as a guest on Craig Doyle Live during UEFA Euro 2012.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Former South Africa national team captain Steven Pienaar is nicknamed Schillo after Schillaci.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:CbignoreTemplate:Subscription required</ref>

Personal life and deathEdit

Schillaci's nephew Francesco Di Mariano and cousin Antonio Maurizio Schillaci have also played professional football.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He married twice and had three children.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He considered himself Roman Catholic.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>Template:What

Schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. In September 2024, he was hospitalised with an atrial arrhythmia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Schillaci died on the morning of 18 September 2024, at the age of 59.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Inter Milan led the tributes to Schillaci stating "He made an entire nation dream during the Magic Nights of Italia 90".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Messina 1982–83 Serie C2 26 3 — — — 26 3
1983–84 Serie C1 26 4 — — — 26 4
1984–85 Serie C1 31 4 — — — 31 4
1985–86 Serie C1 31 11 6 1 — — 37 12
1986–87 Serie B 33 3 3 2 — — 36 5
1987–88 Serie B 37 13 5 2 — — 42 15
1988–89 Serie B 35 23 4 2 — — 39 25
Total 219 61 18 7 — — 237 68
Juventus 1989–90 Serie A 30 15 8 2 12 4 — 50 21
1990–91 Serie A 29 5 5 0 7 3 1 0 42 8
1991–92 Serie A 31 6 9 1 — — 40 7
Total 90 26 22 3 19 7 1 0 132 36
Inter Milan 1992–93 Serie A 21 6 2 1 — — 23 7
1993–94 Serie A 9 5 1 0 3 0 — 13 5
Total 30 11 3 1 3 0 — 36 12
Júbilo Iwata 1994 J1 League 18 9 1 0 4 5 — 23 14
1995 J1 League 34 31 0 0 — — 34 31
1996 J1 League 23 15 0 0 8 3 — 31 18
1997 J1 League 3 1 0 0 2 1 — 5 2
Total 78 56 1 0 14 9 — 93 65
Career total 417 154 44 11 36 16 1 0 498 181

InternationalEdit

Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>Template:NFT player</ref>
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 1990 12 6
1991 4 1
Total 16 7
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 June 1990 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup
2 19 June 1990 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 1990 FIFA World Cup
3 25 June 1990 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 1990 FIFA World Cup
4 30 June 1990 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup
5 3 July 1990 Stadio San Paolo, Naples Template:Fb 1–0 Template:Nowrap 1990 FIFA World Cup
6 7 July 1990 Stadio San Nicola, Bari Template:Fb 2–1 2–1 1990 FIFA World Cup
7 5 June 1991 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Template:Fb 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifier

HonoursEdit

Messina

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Juventus

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Internazionale

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Júbilo Iwata

Italy

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Orders

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