Salvatore Schillaci

Quick Facts

Full Name	Salvatore Schillaci
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1964(1964-12-01)
Age	60
Birthplace	Palermo
Country	Italy
Birth City	Sicily
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Salvatore Schillaci Biography

Salvatore Schillaci is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on December 1, 1964 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Italian striker who took home the Golden Boot at the 1990 FIFA World Cup after leading the team by scoring six times.

He as well as German striker He and German striker Jurgen Klinsmann were two of the stars of the 1990 FIFA World Cup tournament. were among the top players of in the 90 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Born in Palermo, Italy, from a poor family, Schillaci started to play for an amateur team of his native city, Amat Palermo. 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. 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.

At the 1990 World Cup, Schillaci replaced Andrea Carnevale during Italy’s first match against Austria. He scored the decisive goal as the match ended with a 1–0 win for Italy. Against the USA, Schillaci again made an appearance as a substitute, but he started the next match, against Czechoslovakia, alongside Roberto Baggio. Italy won 2–0, with Baggio and Schillaci both scoring. 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 and the Republic of Ireland respectively, and set up Aldo Serena’s goal against Uruguay.

He married Barbara Lombardo in 2012.

Salvatore Schillaci Net Worth

Salvatore Schillaci is one of the richest Soccer Player from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Salvatore Schillaci 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his professional journey in Messina, the Italian team Messina in 1982.

He spent four years in Japan following his Italian career. He scored 56 goals over the period.

Salvatore Schillaci (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre skilˈlaːtʃi] ; born 1 December 1964), commonly referred to by his nickname Totò, is an Italian former 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).

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Who is Salvatore Schillaci Dating?

According to our records, Salvatore Schillaci married to Barbara Schillaci , Rita Bonaccorso. As of December 1, 2023, Salvatore Schillaci’s is not dating anyone.

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He appeared as a guest on Craig Doyle Live during UEFA Euro 2012. Bidvest Wits midfielder Steven Pienaar is nicknamed Schillo after Schillaci.

Facts & Trivia

Salvatore Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Salvatore Schillaci celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

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 controversially refused to take a penalty.

Top Facts about Salvatore Schillaci

1. Salvatore Schillaci is a retired Italian footballer.
2. He was born on December 1, 1964 in Palermo, Italy.
3. Schillaci played as a striker for various Italian clubs.
4. He won the Golden Boot at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
5. Schillaci scored six goals in that tournament.
6. He was named the best player of the 1990 World Cup.
7. Schillaci earned 16 caps and scored seven goals for Italy.
8. He retired from professional football in 1999.
9. After retiring, he became a television pundit and commentator.
10. Schillaci currently runs a soccer school in Sicily, Italy.

What did Schillaci do to Ireland?

Toto Schillaci scores the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup Quarter-Final against Ireland on 30/6/1990 (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection). 37 minutes had elapsed, 37 minutes in,which the Irish team had seemed more than equal to the task.

How good was Schillaci?

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 …

Who put Ireland out of the 1990 World Cup?

Ireland had qualified for a quarter final showdown against the host nation Italy at the 1990 World cup without winning a match in regulation time. Indeed the Irish had only scored two goals in their four matches to date and had made the quarter final courtesy of a penalty shoot-out against the unlucky Romanians.

Where did Ireland come in 1990 World Cup?

FIFA World Cup record
YearRoundPosition
1986| Did not qualify
1990| Quarter-finals| 8th
1994| Round of 16| 15th

Who won FIFA World Cup 1990?

Germany national football team