Salvatore Schillaci

Salvatore Schillaci (1 December 1964 – 18 September 2024) was an Italian football player. He played for Italy national team, until 1991.

Salvatore Schillaci
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Personal information
Full nameSalvatore Schillaci
Date of birth1 December 1964
Place of birthPalermo, Italy
Date of death18 September 2024(2024-09-18) (aged 59)
Place of deathPalermo, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982-1989
1989-1992
1992-1994
1994-1997
Messina
Juventus
Internazionale Milano
Júbilo Iwata
National team
1990-1991Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Death

Schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. In September 2024, he was hospitalised in Palermo, Italy with an atrial arrhythmia.[1] Schillaci died on the morning of 18 September 2024, at the age of 59.[2][3]

Club career statistics

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Club performance League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia Supercoppa ItalianaTotal
1982/83 Messina Serie C2 26 3 26 3
1983/84 Serie C1 26 4 26 4
1984/85 31 4 31 4
1985/86 31 11 31 11
1986/87 Serie B 33 3 33 3
1987/88 37 13 37 13
1988/89 35 23 35 23
1989/90 Juventus Serie A 30 15 30 15
1990/91 29 5 29 5
1991/92 31 6 31 6
1992/93 Internazionale Milano Serie A 21 6 21 6
1993/94 9 5 9 5
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J. League CupTotal
1994 Júbilo Iwata J. League 1 18 9 1 0 4 5 23 14
1995 34 31 0 0 - 34 31
1996 23 15 0 0 8 3 31 18
1997 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 2
Country Italy 339 98 339 98
Japan 78 56 1 0 14 9 93 65
Total 417 154 1 0 14 9 432 163

International career statistics

[5]

Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
1990 12 6
1991 4 1
Total 16 7

Salvatore Schillaci Media

References

  1. "Italy great Schillaci hospitalized in Palermo". TSN.ca. 10 September 2024. https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/former-italy-juventus-striker-salvatore-toto-schillaci-hospitalized-in-palermo-1.2171656. Retrieved 18 September 2024. 
  2. "Salvatore Schillaci: Italy's World Cup icon dies aged 59". BBC Sport. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. "Totò Schillaci, Italy's goalscoring hero of 1990 World Cup, dies aged 59". The Guardian. 18 September 2024. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/18/toto-schillaci-italy-1990-world-cup-dies-aged-59. Retrieved 18 September 2024. 
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Salvatore Schillaci". www.national-football-teams.com.
  5. "Salvatore Schillaci - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.