Salvatore (Toto) Schillaci RIP

[Paul1970]

Great box striker and took Italy 90 by storm .big ties with the mafia aswell . Really sad news and no age

 

[deano ou812]

R.I.P Toto,him and gazza crying and roger Milla the standouts from 1990 World Cup in Italy..

 

[Aba452]

He was a proper livewire in Italia 90, mad starring eyes, histrionics when he didn't get the decision!

His hair did seem to get thicker and more fulsome as he got older. Italians, eh?!?

 

[jamesha]

Sad news. He started the tournament as an unfashionable player but became probably the biggest star in a tournament of stars - Roger Milla, Gazza, Hagi, Stoikovoc (spelling?), Mattheus, Valderama etc.

IIRC he did not take a penalty in the shoot out as Italy went out against Argentina in the semi's but then scored from the spot in the third place playoff against England.

Italia 90 was an amazing tournament and Toto was a big part of that.

 

[jimharri]

.... Italia 90 was an amazing tournament and Toto was a big part of that.

Possibly the best world cup in my lifetime (I was only 3 in 1966, so have no memories of that).Platt's last minute winner against Belgium, Ireland's penalty shootout win over Romania, Roger Milla, Rijkaard spitting on Voller, Gazza's tears, Pavarotti and Nessum Dorma etc etc. It just seems a world away from what football has become now. Less enjoyable as a sport generally, though this last decade or so hasn't been too bad if you're a Citeh fan!

 

[gaz76]

RIP TOTO
One of many who absolutely lit up what was surely the greatest world cup finals there's ever been, no doubt if you watched all the games back now then the standard would seem pretty poor, but the whole tournament was awesome, international football hasn't been the same since

 

[RodneyRodney]

Sad news. He started the tournament as an unfashionable player but became probably the biggest star in a tournament of stars - Roger Milla, Gazza, Hagi, Stoikovoc (spelling?), Mattheus, Valderama etc.

IIRC he did not take a penalty in the shoot out as Italy went out against Argentina in the semi's but then scored from the spot in the third place playoff against England.

Italia 90 was an amazing tournament and Toto was a big part of that.

Stoichkov, Hristo

 

[jamesha]

Stoichkov, Hristo

Thanks. The player I was thinking of was Dragan Stojković but Stoichkov was amazing too. It was amazing seeing these guys from Eastern Europe seemingly come from nowhere and light up the tournament. Hagi was another one.

 

[solley attwell]

Many years ago he done an advert in Ireland with Smithwicks taking piss out of a couple of Irish lads
Never has a player who knocked us out of a tournament been so revered by the Irish fans
RIP Toto

 

[Keeper!]

Had an tournament in for me the best ever world cup.

Some wonderful memories.

Arrivederci and grazie Toto, RIP.