Salvatore Schillaci- Calciatore (Palermo, 1º dicembre 1964 – Palermo, 18 settembre 2024) 60 anni
@Goccedimemoria64 Salvatore Schillaci, detto Totò (Palermo, 1º dicembre 1964 – Palermo, 18 settembre 2024), è stato un calciatore italiano, di ruolo attaccante.Lo si ricorda principalmente per le sue prestazioni e reti nel campionato del mondo 1990, competizione chiusa dalla nazionale italiana al terzo posto, durante la quale Schillaci si è aggiudicato anche i titoli di capocannoniere e di migliore giocatore della competizione. Nello stesso anno è giunto secondo nella classifica del Pallone d'oro, alle spalle del tedesco Lothar Matthäus, vincitore con la sua nazionale del mondiale italiano.Nel 1989 venne ingaggiato dalla Juventus per 6 miliardi di lire.Nella stagione 1992-1993 passò per 8,5 miliardi di lire all'Inter.Ai campionati del mondo, Schillaci partì dalla panchina come riserva di Carnevale, cui subentrò nella seconda metà del secondo tempo dell'incontro di apertura contro l'Austria, quando il punteggio era fermo sullo 0-0: dopo appena 4' dal suo ingresso in campo, l'attaccante siciliano segnò di testa il gol decisivo che permise agli azzurri di vincere la partita, anticipando i due difensori austriaci che lo pressavano da vicino al momento del cross di Vialli.
Salvatore Schillaci, known as Totò (Palermo, 1 December 1964 – Palermo, 18 September 2024), was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He is mainly remembered for his performances and goals in the 1990 World Cup, a competition where the Italian national team finished third, during which Schillaci also won the titles of top scorer and best player of the competition. In the same year he came second in the Ballon d'Or rankings, behind the German Lothar Matthäus, winner of the Italian World Cup with his national team. In 1989 he was signed by Juventus for 6 billion lire. In the 1992-1993 season he moved to Inter for 8.5 billion lire. At the World Cup, Schillaci started from the bench as Carnevale's reserve, coming on in the second half of the opening match against Austria, when the score was still 0-0: after just 4 minutes from coming on, the Sicilian striker scored the decisive header that allowed the Azzurri to win the match, beating the two Austrian defenders who were pressing him closely at the moment of Vialli's cross.
Salvatore Schillaci, known as Totò (Palermo, 1 December 1964 – Palermo, 18 September 2024), was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He is mainly remembered for his performances and goals in the 1990 World Cup, a competition where the Italian national team finished third, during which Schillaci also won the titles of top scorer and best player of the competition. In the same year he came second in the Ballon d'Or rankings, behind the German Lothar Matthäus, winner of the Italian World Cup with his national team. In 1989 he was signed by Juventus for 6 billion lire. In the 1992-1993 season he moved to Inter for 8.5 billion lire. At the World Cup, Schillaci started from the bench as Carnevale's reserve, coming on in the second half of the opening match against Austria, when the score was still 0-0: after just 4 minutes from coming on, the Sicilian striker scored the decisive header that allowed the Azzurri to win the match, beating the two Austrian defenders who were pressing him closely at the moment of Vialli's cross.
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