Salvatore 'Totò' Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) is a former Italian football player. He was the Golden Boot winner for the 1990 World Cup after leading the tournament with six goals. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: Location Location of Palermo within the island of Sicily. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup. ... The 1990 Football World Cup was held in Italy. ...

Born in Palermo, Italy, from a poor family, Schillaci, nicknamed Totò, 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 till 1989 and showed his goal-scoring abilities. He then joined Juventus of Turin, and debutted in Serie A on August 27, 1989. Surprisingly, he was then selected by head coach of Italy, Azeglio Vicini, to play in the 1990 World Cup, to be hosted by Italy itself, despite his almost complete lack of international experience. City nickname: Location Location of Palermo within the island of Sicily. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... F.C. Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Location within Italy Region Piedmont Province Turin Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04′ N 7°40′ E1. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1990 Football World Cup was held in Italy. ...

1990 World Cup

Schillaci made his debut at the 1990 World Cup, replacing Andrea Carnevale during Italy's first match against Austria. Schillaci then scored the decisive goal, and the match eventually ended with a 1-0 win for Italy. Against the USA, Schillaci again mad an appearance as a substitute.

The next match, against Czechoslovakia , was characterized by Schillaci's presence in the starting lineup, alongside Roberto Baggio. The match eventually ended 2-0, with Baggio and Schillaci scoring one goal each. In the round of 16 and quarter-finals, against Uruguay and Ireland respectively, Schillaci went on to score decisive goals for his team. Roberto Baggio (born February 18, 1967 in Caldogno, Italy) is an Italian football player, considered to be among the best forwards in the world throughout the 1990s. ...

For the semifinal against Diego Maradona's Argentina, Gianluca Vialli replaced Baggio, whereas Schillaci was, of course, confirmed. The match ended 1-1, with Schillaci scoring first. The score was then tied by Claudio Caniggia, and the match was eventually won by Argentina after a penalty shootout. edit this box Diego Armando Maradona (nicknamed El Diez, Pelusa, El Diego and Dios) (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football (soccer) player. ... Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is an Italian football striker and manager. ... Claudio Paul Caniggia (born January 9, 1967 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football (soccer) forward, a mainstay in the Argentine national team throughout the early 1990s. ... Ricardo Pereira scores the winning penalty in the quarterfinals of Euro 2004 Penalty Shootouts (officially referred to as Kicks From The Penalty Mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ...

For the third-place match against England, won 2-1 by Italy, and played with Schillaci and Baggio on the forward line, Totò scored the second goal from a penalty, and won the Golden Boot, with six goals. The first goal was scored by Roberto Baggio. Amazingly, those represent all but one that he scored for Italy, as he retired with just seven goals in sixteen caps. First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Northern Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7... The World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup. ...

The 1990 World Cup is still well remembered today by Italian football fans as the Notti Magiche di Totò Schillaci (magical nights of Totò Schillaci), even though the Italian national team did not win the World Cup at home.

Hard years

After the end of the 1990 World Cup, Schillaci played two more years for Juventus, before joining Inter Milan. Schillaci did not leave a great record for the Inter fans, as well as for the Juventus ones, mainly because of physical troubles which he suffered after the 1990 campaign. In 1994 he then joined Japanese club Jubilo Iwata, becoming the first Italian player to play in the J. League. Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, which plays in the Serie A (first division). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Júbilo Iwata (ジュビロ磐田) is a J. League team. ... The J. League (in Japanese: Jリーグ, Officially 日本プロサッカーリーグ) is the top professional football league in Japan. ...

Schillaci retired in 1999. Today he lives back in his native Palermo, where he owns a youth academy of football. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...