Salvatore Schillaci

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

## Death

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

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|Messina|1982–83|Serie C2|26|3|—|—|—|26|3||||
|1983–84|Serie C1|26|4|—|—|—|26|4||||||
|1984–85|Serie C1|31|4|—|—|—|31|4||||||
|1985–86|Serie C1|31|11|6|1|—|—|37|12|||||
|1986–87|Serie B|33|3|3|2|—|—|36|5|||||
|1987–88|Serie B|37|13|5|2|—|—|42|15|||||
|1988–89|Serie B|35|23|4|2|—|—|39|25|||||
|rowspan="4"|Juventus|1989–90|Serie A|30|15|8|2|12|4|—|50|21||
|1990–91|Serie A|29|5|5|0|7|3|1|0|42|8|||
|1991–92|Serie A|31|6|9|1|—|—|40|7|||||
|rowspan="3"|Inter Milan|1992–93|Serie A|21|6|2|1|—|—|23|7|||
|1993–94|Serie A|9|5|1|0|3|0|—|13|5||||
|rowspan="5"|Júbilo Iwata|1994|J1 League|18|9|1|0|4|5|—|23|14||
|1995|J1 League|34|31|0|0|—|—|34|31|||||
|1996|J1 League|23|15|0|0|8|3|—|31|18||||
|1997|J1 League|3|1|0|0|2|1|—|5|2||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|Italy|1990|12|6|
|1991|4|1|||

- _Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first._

|#|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|9 June 1990|Stadio Olimpico, Rome||1–0|1–0|1990 FIFA World Cup|
|2|19 June 1990|Stadio Olimpico, Rome||1–0|2–0|1990 FIFA World Cup|
|3|25 June 1990|Stadio Olimpico, Rome||1–0|2–0|1990 FIFA World Cup|
|4|30 June 1990|Stadio Olimpico, Rome||1–0|1–0|1990 FIFA World Cup|
|5|3 July 1990|Stadio San Paolo, Naples||1–0||1990 FIFA World Cup|
|6|7 July 1990|Stadio San Nicola, Bari||2–1|2–1|1990 FIFA World Cup|
|7|5 June 1991|Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo||1–2|1–2|UEFA Euro 1992 qualifier|

## Honours

**Messina**
- Serie C1: 1985–86
- Serie C2: 1982–83

**Juventus**
- Coppa Italia: 1989–90
- UEFA Cup: 1989–90

**Internazionale**
- UEFA Cup: 1993–94

**Júbilo Iwata**
- J.League: 1997

**Italy**
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1990

**Individual**
- Serie B top-scorer: 1988–89
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1990
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1990
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990
- Ballon d'Or second place: 1990
- Onze d'Argent: 1990

**Orders**
- 5th Class / Knight: _Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana_: 1991

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Salvatore Schillaci

- **image**: Salvatore Schillaci.jpg
- **alt**: Headshot of Salvadore Schillaci.
- **caption**: Schillaci in 2009
- **fullname**: Salvatore Schillaci
- **birth place**: Palermo, Italy
- **death place**: Palermo, Italy
- **height**: 1.75 m
- **position**: Striker (association football), Striker
- **youthyears1**: 1981
- **youthclubs1**: AMAT Palermo
- **years1**: 1982–1989
- **years2**: 1989–1992
- **years3**: 1992–1994
- **years4**: 1994–1997
- **clubs1**: A.C.R. Messina, Messina
- **clubs2**: Juventus FC, Juventus
- **clubs3**: F.C. Internazionale Milano, Internazionale
- **clubs4**: Júbilo Iwata
- **caps1**: 219
- **goals1**: 61
- **caps2**: 90
- **goals2**: 26
- **caps3**: 30
- **goals3**: 11
- **caps4**: 78
- **goals4**: 56
- **totalcaps**: 417
- **totalgoals**: 154
- **nationalyears1**: 1989
- **nationalteam1**: Italy national under-21 football team, Italy U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1989
- **nationalteam2**: Italy national football B team, Italy B
- **nationalcaps2**: 1
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 1990–1991
- **nationalteam3**: Italy national football team, Italy
- **nationalcaps3**: 16
- **nationalgoals3**: 7