Toto Schillaci — the most celebrated one-tournament wonder in football history who came from nowhere to win the Golden Boot at Italia 90.
Salvatore Schillaci's story is one of football's most unlikely. A relatively obscure striker from Palermo, he was barely known when he entered the Italia 90 squad. He emerged as the tournament's top scorer with six goals — each one celebrated with wild, wide-eyed joy that captured the spirit of the tournament. He won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball. He never replicated that form internationally.
He came from obscurity to win both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 1990 World Cup — one of football's most unlikely stories.
Did You Know?Career Honours
- World Cup Golden Boot 1990
- World Cup Golden Ball 1990
- 16 Italy caps, 7 goals