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| name = Salvatore Schillaci<br />{{nobold|size=75%|{{postnominals|post-noms=[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|OMRI]]}}}}

| image = Salvatore Schillaci.jpg

| alt = Headshot of Salvadore Schillaci.

| caption = Schillaci in 2009

| fullname = Salvatore Schillaci<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/211967 |title=Schillaci Sig. Salvatore |trans-title=Schillaci Mr. Salvatore |website=Quirinale |publisher=Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana |access-date=13 December 2020 |language=it }}</ref>

| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|12|1|df=y}}<ref name="FBref"/>

| birth_place = [[Palermo]], Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|18|1964|12|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Palermo, Italy

| height = 1.7375 m<ref name="FBref"/>

| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]

| youthyears1 = 1981

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'''Salvatore Schillaci''' {{postnominals|post-noms=[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|~~Cavaliere~~ OMRI]]}} ({{IPA|it|salvaˈtoːre skilˈlaːtʃi|lang}}; 1 December 1964 – 18 September 2024), commonly known as '''Totò Schillaci''',<ref name=tuttojuve.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-salvatore-schillaci-72246|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Salvatore SCHILLACI|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|first=Stefano|last=Bedeschi|date=1 December 2013|access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93y72wne2lo|title=Salvatore Schillaci: A story that will burn forever in memory of those who experienced it|date=18 September 2024|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> was an Italian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. During his club career, he played for [[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]] (1982–1989), [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (1989–1992), [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] (1992–1994) and [[Júbilo Iwata]] (1994–1997).<ref name=cinquantamila.corriere.it>{{cite web|title=Salvatore Schillaci|url=http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=SCHILLACI+Salvatore|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref>

At the international level, Schillaci was the surprise star of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], as he helped [[Italy national football team|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 [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] as the leading goalscorer,<ref name="FWC Golden Boot"/> and received the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] as player of the tournament<ref name="FWC Golden Ball"/> ahead of [[Lothar Matthäus]] and [[Diego Maradona]], who came second and third respectively.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080526061534/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44611/index.html 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 career==

Born on 1 December 1964 in [[Palermo]], Italy,<ref name="FBref">{{cite web |website=[[FBref.com]] |title=Salvatore Schillaci |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/394a694b/Salvatore-Schillaci}}</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 [[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]], where he played until 1989 and showed his goal-scoring abilities, most notably winning the Serie B top-scorer ~~Award~~award during the [[1988–89 Serie B]] season, with 23 goals. He then joined [[Turin]] club [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], and made his debut in Serie A on 27 August 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2024/sep/19/toto-schillaci-italy-football-tribute|title=Ciao Totò Schillaci, the wide-eyed dreamer who stole Italian hearts|date=19 September 2024|work=Guardian|accessdate=19 September 2024}}</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 national football team|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 [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/giugno/26/ufficiale_Schillaci_all_Inter_per_co_0_9206261665.shtml|title=e' ufficiale: Schillaci all' Inter per 9 miliardi|language=it|work=Corriere della Sera|page=1|date=26 June 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809190338/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/giugno/26/ufficiale_Schillaci_all_Inter_per_co_0_9206261665.shtml|archive-date=9 August 2011}}</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 J.League|1997]].<ref name=tuttojuve.com/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/04/15/schillaci-accoglienza-da-star-in-giappone.html |title=Schillaci, Accoglienza Da Star in Giappone – La Repubblica |language=it |website=Ricerca.repubblica.it |date=15 April 1994}}</ref> He retired in 1999.<ref name="Clemente"/>

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==Style of play==

Schillaci was a small, quick, agile, and mobile [[striker (association football)|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>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/italy/10865748/World-Cup-2014-Ciro-Immobile-is-primed-and-ready-to-be-Italys-new-Toto-Schillaci.html|title=World Cup 2014: Ciro Immobile is primed and ready to be Italy's new Toto Schillaci|work=The Telegraph|first=James|last=Horncastle|date=30 May 2014|access-date=4 January 2016}}</ref> He was capable of finishing well both inside and outside the area, as well as from [[volley (association football)|volleys]], with powerful strikes, and was capable of [[header (association football)|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>{{cite web|url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.com/2007/12/salvatore-schillaci.html|title=Salvatore SCHILLACI|website=Il Pallone Racconta|language=it|date=1 December 2014|access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/toto-schillaci-italia-90-world-cup-2141005-Jun2015/|title='Don't wake me up, let me enjoy the dream': The eternal sadness of Toto Schillaci|website=The 42|first=Eoin|last=O'Callaghan|date=19 June 2015|access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tifobianconero.it/toto_schillaci-video_della_juventus-ivipo-488474.htm|title=Totò Schillaci|language=it|date=12 August 2013|access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/salvatore-schillaci-italia-90-when-italy-went-out-i-spent-two-hours-smoking-and-crying#:waMD3GhMSu_Y/A|title=Salvatore Schillaci on Italia 90: 'When Italy went out I spent two hours smoking and crying'|work=Four Four Two|first=Chris|last=Hunt|date=4 June 2014|access-date=4 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="pagelle">{{cite web |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,0721_01_1994_0005_0026_10401328/ |title=Lo zar: di Van Basten ce n'è uno |work=La Stampa |page=26 |language=it |first=Franco|last=Badolato |date=6 January 1994 |access-date=17 November 2018 }}</ref>

==Retirement==

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>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0608/doylec.html|title=Schillaci set to join Craig Doyle tonight|date=8 June 2012|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> Former [[South Africa national ~~football~~soccer team|South Africa national team]] captain [[Steven Pienaar]] is nicknamed ''Schillo'' after Schillaci.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediachannel.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=16218 |title=Pienaar: "South Africa Must Create A Family Unit" |website=mtnfootball.com |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=22 December 2012 |first=Ernest |last=Landheer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227013920/http://mediachannel.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=16218 |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6122498.ece|title=Steven Pienaar: mother's pride|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|date=19 April 2009|work=The Times|access-date=7 May 2010 |location=London }}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==

Schillaci's nephew [[Francesco Di Mariano]] and cousin [[:it:Antonio Maurizio Schillaci|Antonio Maurizio Schillaci]] have also played professional football.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d042e272144-93aa2903781f-1000--semi-finalist-profile-roma/ |title=Semi-finalist profile: Roma|date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribuna.com/en/news/football-2024-09-14-salvatore-schillaci-cousin-became-a-beggar-both-have-major-health-problems/ |title=Salvatore Schillaci cousin became a beggar -– both have major health problems |website=Tribuna.com |date=14 September 2024 }}</ref> He married twice and had three children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tag24.it/523604-toto-schillaci-eta-moglie-figli-e-carriera-dellex-calciatore/ |title=Totò Schillaci: età, moglie, figli e carriera dell'ex calciatore |website=tag24.it |language=it |date=5 March 2023 }}</ref> He considered himself Roman Catholic.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Lucio|last=Giordano|title=Ho ricominciato a credere in Dio quando ho avuto paura di morire|language=it|magazine=Dipiù|date=11 August 2023|number=32|pages=86–89}}</ref>{{what|date=September 2024}}

Schillaci was diagnosed with [[Colorectal cancer|colon cancer]] in 2022. In September 2024, he was hospitalised with an [[Atrial fibrillation|atrial arrhythmia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy great Schillaci hospitalized in Palermo |url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/former-italy-juventus-striker-salvatore-toto-schillaci-hospitalized-in-palermo-1.2171656 |work=TSN.ca |date=10 September 2024 |accessdate=18 September 2024 }}</ref> Schillaci died on the morning of 18 September 2024, at the age of 59.<ref>{{cite web |title=Salvatore Schillaci: Italy's World Cup icon dies aged 59 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cqlvrp4nylwo |access-date=18 September 2024 }}</ref> [[Inter Milan]] led the tributes to Schillaci stating "He made an entire nation dream during the Magic Nights of [[1990 FIFA World Cup|Italia 90]]".<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 September 2024 |title=Totò Schillaci, Italy's goalscoring hero of 1990 World Cup, dies aged 59 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/18/toto-schillaci-italy-1990-world-cup-dies-aged-59 |access-date=18 September 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

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==Honours==

'''Messina'''

*[[Serie C1]]: [[1985–86 Serie C1|1985–86]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bertè |first=Fabrizio |date=19 September 2024 |title=Messina ricorda il suo idolo: "Totò Schillaci adesso sorride lassù con il professore Scoglio" |url=https://palermo.repubblica.it/sport/2024/09/19/news/messina_ricorda_toto_schillaci-423508793/ |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=[[la Repubblica]] |language=it}}</ref>

*[[Serie C]]: [[1985–86 Serie C1|1985–86]]

*[[Serie C2]]: [[Serie C2#Seasons from 1978.E2.80.9379 to 1990.E2.80.9391|1982–83]]<ref name=":0" />

'''Juventus'''

'''Juventus'''<ref name=eurosport.fr>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/football/toto-schillaci_prs200762/person.shtml|title=Totò Schillaci|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref>

*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[1989–90 Coppa Italia|1989–90]]<ref name="eurosport.fr">{{cite web |title=Totò Schillaci |url=http://www.eurosport.fr/football/toto-schillaci_prs200762/person.shtml |access-date=20 December 2015 |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref>

*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1989–90 UEFA Cup|1989–90]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/kind=1/newsid=2571.html |title=UEFA Cup: All-time finals |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412101922/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D2571.html |archive-date=12 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>The European [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] (1958–1971) was a football tournament organized by foreign trade fairs in European seven cities (London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and others) played by professional and—in its first editions—amateur clubs. Along these lines, that competition is not recognised by the [[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] as an [[UEFA club competition records|UEFA club competition]]; cf. {{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/uefacup/History/index.html|title=UEFA Europa League: History|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref>

'''Internazionale'''~~<ref name=eurosport.fr/>~~

*UEFA Cup: [[1993–94 UEFA Cup|1993–94]]<ref name="eurosport.fr" />

'''Júbilo Iwata'''

*[[J.League Division 1|J.League]]: [[1997 J.League|1997]]<ref name="eurosport.fr" />

'''Italy'''

~~'''Italy'''~~*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<ref>{{cite web~~|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/90full.html~~ |title=World Cup 1990 – Third Place Match |~~publisher~~url=~~Rec~~https://www.~~Sport~~rsssf.~~Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=20 December 2015~~org/tables/90full.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511104746/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/90full.html |archive-date=11 May 2011 |access-date=20 December 2015 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>

*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]

'''Individual'''

*[[Serie B]] ~~Top~~top-scorer: [[1988–89 Serie B|1988–89]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital2tops.html|title=Italy – Serie B Top Scorers|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

*~~1990~~[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|FIFA World Cup Golden Boot]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup#~~Goalscorers~~Awards|~~Golden Boot~~1990]]<ref name="FWC Golden Boot">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/90full.html |title=World Cup 1990 – Scorers' list |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=20 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511104746/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/90full.html |archive-date=11 May 2011 }}</ref>

*~~1990~~[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|FIFA World Cup Golden Ball]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup#Awards|~~Golden Ball~~1990]]<ref name="FWC Golden Ball">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |title=FIFA Awards: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=José Luis|last=Pierrend |date=12 February 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |archive-date=12 January 2016 }}</ref>

*~~1990~~[[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup#All-star team|~~All-Star Team~~1990]]<ref name="FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team">{{cite web|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |title=FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |archive-date=30 June 2016 }}</ref>

*[[Ballon d'Or]] ~~(2nd~~second place): [[1990 Ballon d'Or|1990]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html|title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first1=Rob|last1=Moore|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans|date=21 January 2011|access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref>

*[[Onze d'argent|Onze d'Argent]]: 1990<ref name="Onze Mondial Awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|title="Onze Mondial" Awards: Onze de Onze ~~1976-2011~~1976–2011|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first=José Luis|last=Pierrend|date=6 March 2012|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>

'''Orders'''

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