The New York Times: Salvatore Schillaci, former World Cup Golden Boot winner, dies aged 59
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Salvatore Schillaci, also known as Totò Schillaci, was an Italian professional 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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Born 1 December 1964 · Died 18 September 2024 · Q295307
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The New York Times: Salvatore Schillaci, former World Cup Golden Boot winner, dies aged 59
Died 2024-09-18.
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Played for Unione Sportiva Altamura (2008–2008) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won the Japanese J-League 1 with Júbilo Iwata (1997).
Won: J.League with Júbilo Iwata (1997).
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Won the UEFA Cup with Inter Milan (1993-1994).
Won: UEFA Cup with Internazionale (1993–94).
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Joined Japanese club Júbilo Iwata, becoming the first Italian player to play in the J
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Joined Júbilo Iwata in 1994.
Played for Júbilo Iwata (1994–1997) — 78 appearances, 56 goals.
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Joined Inter Milan in 1992.
Played for Inter Milan (1992–1994) — 30 appearances, 11 goals.
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Won award: 5th Class / Knight (1991).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1991).
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Won the UEFA Cup with Juventus (1989-1990).
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Juventus (1989-1990).
Won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot with Italy (1990).
Won award: Onze d'Argent (1990).
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Won World Cup Golden Ball (1990).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1990).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1990).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Golden Boot (1990).
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Third place: FIFA World Cup with Italy (1990).
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Won: UEFA Cup with Juventus (1989–90).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Juventus (1989–90).
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Runner-up: Ballon d'Or (1990).
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (1990–1991) — 16 appearances, 7 goals.
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Won award: Serie B top-scorer (1988–89).
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Joined Juventus in 1989.
Played for Italy national under-21 football team (1989–1989) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Italy U21 in 1989.
Played for Juventus FC (1989–1992) — 90 appearances, 26 goals.
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Won: Serie C1 with Messina (1985–86).
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Won: Serie C2 with Messina (1982–83).
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Joined Messina 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
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Played for A.C.R. Messina (1982–1989) — 219 appearances, 61 goals.
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Born 1964-12-01.
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