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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Soccer Past: Salvatore Schillaci

Salvatore Schillaci, also known by his nickname Totò, won both the Golden Shoe and Golden Ball at the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. He scored six goals in the tournament leading Italy to a 3rd place finish which he sealed with a penalty kick in the 86th minute.

Amazingly, he only competed in a total of 16 international matches scoring seven total goals.

Schillaci starred at Italian giants Juventus and Inter Milan before ending his club career in Japan with Júbilo Iwata. He was the first Italian to play in Japan.


View his historic run at -- Salvatore Schillaci - 1990 World Cup.

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