Salvatore Schillaci

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Salvatore Schillaci
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| image = Salvatore Schillaci.jpg

| alt = Headshot of Salvadore Schillaci.

| caption = Schillaci in 2009

| fullname = Salvatore Schillaci{{cite web |url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/211967 |title=Schillaci Sig. Salvatore |trans-title=Schillaci Mr. Salvatore |website=Quirinale |publisher=Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana |access-date=13 December 2020 |language=it }}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|12|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Palermo, Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|18|1964|12|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Palermo, Italy

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1981

| youthclubs1 = AMAT Palermo

| years1 = 1982–1989

| years2 = 1989–1992

| years3 = 1992–1994

| years4 = 1994–1997

| clubs1 = Messina

| clubs2 = Juventus

| clubs3 = 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 U21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1989

| nationalteam2 = Italy B{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-b-intres-det.html |title=England – International Results B-Team – Details |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=21 April 2017}}

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1990–1991

| nationalteam3 = Italy

| nationalcaps3 = 16

| nationalgoals3 = 7

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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Salvatore Schillaci {{postnominals|post-noms=OMRI}} ({{IPA|it|salvaˈtoːre skilˈlaːtʃi|lang}}; 1 December 1964 – 18 September 2024), commonly known as Totò Schillaci,{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-salvatore-schillaci-72246|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Salvatore SCHILLACI|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|first=Stefano|last=Bedeschi|date=1 December 2013|access-date=23 July 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93y72wne2lo|title=Salvatore Schillaci: A story that will burn forever in memory of those who experienced it|date=18 September 2024|website=BBC Sport}} 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).{{cite web|title=Salvatore Schillaci|url=http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=SCHILLACI+Salvatore|access-date=12 November 2014}}

At the international level, Schillaci was the surprise star of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as he helped Italy to a third-place finish on home soil. Coming on as substitute in Italy's first game, Schillaci went on to score six goals throughout the World Cup, claiming the Golden Boot as the leading goalscorer, and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament ahead of Lothar Matthäus and Diego Maradona, who placed second and third respectively.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080526061534/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44611/index.html Salvatore Schillaci Statistics] FIFA. Retrieved 25 January 2010. That year he also placed second in the 1990 Ballon d'Or, behind Matthäus.

Club career

Born on 1 December 1964 in Palermo, Italy,{{cite web |website=FBref.com |title=Salvatore Schillaci |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/394a694b/Salvatore-Schillaci}} from a poor family, Schillaci started to play for an amateur team of his native city, Amat Palermo, the football team of the local bus company bearing the same name.Clemente Angelo Lisi (2011). "A History of the World Cup, 1930–2010". p. 220. Scarecrow Press, 2011. He then signed 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. He then joined Turin club Juventus, and made his debut in Serie A on 27 August 1989.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2024/sep/19/toto-schillaci-italy-football-tribute|title=Ciao Totò Schillaci, the wide-eyed dreamer who stole Italian hearts|date=19 September 2024|work=Guardian|accessdate=19 September 2024}} Juventus, the "Old Lady" of Italian football, was at the time suffering from the breakup of the wonder team which dominated Italian football in the 1980s, under manager Giovanni Trapattoni; Schillaci's arrival coincided with a return to form under the direction of former legendary Juventus goalkeeper Dino Zoff. He featured prominently for the Turinese club that season, scoring 15 league goals and 21 in all competitions in a very positive year, which ended with Juventus winning both the 1989–90 Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup titles. Due to his clever, inventive, and aggressive attacking style, he was then selected by head coach of Italy, Azeglio Vicini, to play in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Italy itself, despite being a novice in the arena of national team competitions.

After the end of the 1990 World Cup, Schillaci played two more years for Juventus, alongside his Italy attacking team-mate Roberto Baggio, before joining Internazionale.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/giugno/26/ufficiale_Schillaci_all_Inter_per_co_0_9206261665.shtml|title=e' ufficiale: Schillaci all' Inter per 9 miliardi|language=it|work=Corriere della Sera|page=1|date=26 June 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809190338/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/giugno/26/ufficiale_Schillaci_all_Inter_per_co_0_9206261665.shtml|archive-date=9 August 2011}} Schillaci ultimately fell short of the expectations of the Inter fans, as well as those of Juventus, mainly because of the physical troubles which he suffered after the 1990 campaign. In 1994, he joined Japanese club Júbilo Iwata, becoming the first Italian player to play in the J.League, and he won the J.League Division 1 title with the club in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/04/15/schillaci-accoglienza-da-star-in-giappone.html |title=Schillaci, Accoglienza Da Star in Giappone – La Repubblica |language=it |website=Ricerca.repubblica.it |date=15 April 1994}} He retired in 1999.

International career

Having represented Italy U21, on 31 March 1990, Schillaci made his senior international debut for Italy under manager Azeglio Vicini in a 1–0 friendly away victory over Switzerland, in Basel.{{Cite news|title=31 Marzo 1990, la prima "notte magica" di Schillaci: l'esordio con l'Italia|trans-title=31 March 1990, Schillaci's first "magical night": his debut with Italy|url=https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/italia/2020/03/31-68375867/31_marzo_1990_la_prima_notte_magica_di_schillaci_l_esordio_con_l_italia|website=TuttoSport|date=31 March 2020|language=it}} He was subsequently called up for Italy's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup that was played on home soil.{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title='Schillaci's story will burn forever in memory of all who experienced it' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93y72wne2lo |website=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2024 |access-date=18 September 2024 |ref=BBCSp}}

At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Schillaci replaced Andrea Carnevale during Italy's first match against Austria.{{cite web |last1=Vecsey |first1=George |title=Italy Edges Austria |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/10/sports/italy-edges-austria.html |website=New York Times |date=10 June 1990 |access-date=18 September 2024}} He scored as the match ended with a 1–0 win for Italy.{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title='Schillaci's story will burn forever in memory of all who experienced it' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93y72wne2lo |website=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2024 |access-date=18 September 2024 |ref=BBCSp}} Against Czechoslovakia, alongside Roberto Baggio. Italy won 2–0, with Baggio and Schillaci both scoring.{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/mondiali_1990_cecoslovacchia.html|title=Italia 2–0 Cecoslovacchia: E lo Stadio urlò: è nato il genio che ci farà felici|website=Storie di Calcio|access-date=26 June 2014|language=it}} Schillaci started alongside Baggio in Italy's next two matches of the knock-out stages, also opening the scoring in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, against Uruguay{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/mondiali_1990_uruguay.html|title=Italia 2–0 Uruguay: Un Serena per amico|website=Storie di Calcio|access-date=26 June 2014|language=it}} and the Republic of Ireland respectively,{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/mondiali_1990_eire.html|title=Italia 1–0 Eire: Schillaci ci prende gusto|work=Storie di Calcio|access-date=26 June 2014|language=it}} and set up Aldo Serena's goal against Uruguay.{{cite news|title=Italy Reaches Semifinals|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/01/sports/world-cup-90-italy-reaches-semifinals.html|website=The New York Times|date=1 July 1990|access-date=18 June 2013}}

For the semi-final match against defending champions Argentina, Gianluca Vialli replaced Baggio in the starting line-up, whereas Schillaci kept his place in the team. The match ended 1–1, with Schillaci scoring his fifth goal of the tournament, but Italy were eliminated after a penalty shoot-out, in which he refused to take a penalty, citing injury as his reason.

After setting up Baggio's opening goal, Schillaci scored the winning goal in Italy's 2–1 win in the third-place match against England from a penalty,{{cite web|title=Schillaci: "Vi racconto la mia avventura interista" | Palermo Calcio|url=http://www.mediagol.it/articolo.asp?idNotizia=165772|website=Mediagol.It|date=29 October 2009|language=it|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722042614/http://www.mediagol.it/articolo.asp?idNotizia=165772 |archive-date=22 July 2011}} and won the Golden Boot, with six goals, as well as the Golden Ball Award for the best player of the tournament. Overall, he scored seven goals in sixteen caps for Italy between 1990 and 1991, scoring his only other goal for Italy in a 2–1 defeat away against Norway, in 1991, in a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match.{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=708&squadra=1|title=FIGC – Nazionale in cifre: Schilacci, Salvatore|website=figc.it|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=22 April 2015}}

Style of play

Schillaci was a small, quick, agile, and mobile striker, with an eye for the goal, and solid technique. A prolific, reliable, and opportunistic goalscorer, Schillaci was known in particular for his anticipation, reactions, and his excellent positional sense, which, along with his acceleration, enabled him to make attacking runs to beat opponents to the ball in the area, giving him the reputation for frequently being "in the right place at the right time".{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/italy/10865748/World-Cup-2014-Ciro-Immobile-is-primed-and-ready-to-be-Italys-new-Toto-Schillaci.html|title=World Cup 2014: Ciro Immobile is primed and ready to be Italy's new Toto Schillaci|work=The Telegraph|first=James|last=Horncastle|date=30 May 2014|access-date=4 January 2016}} He was capable of finishing well both inside and outside the area, as well as from volleys, with powerful strikes, and was capable of scoring with his head as well as with his feet, despite not being particularly imposing in the air; he was also accurate on set pieces and effective on penalties. Although he was primarily known for his selfish and instinctive style of play, he was also capable of linking-up with and playing off of his team-mates, despite not being a particularly notable passer. Due to his goalscoring exploits, his former Messina manager Francesco Scoglio described him by saying he had "never seen a player who wanted to score as much as him."{{cite web|url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.com/2007/12/salvatore-schillaci.html|title=Salvatore SCHILLACI|website=Il Pallone Racconta|language=it|date=1 December 2014|access-date=23 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/toto-schillaci-italia-90-world-cup-2141005-Jun2015/|title='Don't wake me up, let me enjoy the dream': The eternal sadness of Toto Schillaci|website=The 42|first=Eoin|last=O'Callaghan|date=19 June 2015|access-date=23 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tifobianconero.it/toto_schillaci-video_della_juventus-ivipo-488474.htm|title=Totò Schillaci|language=it|date=12 August 2013|access-date=23 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/salvatore-schillaci-italia-90-when-italy-went-out-i-spent-two-hours-smoking-and-crying#:waMD3GhMSu_Y/A|title=Salvatore Schillaci on Italia 90: 'When Italy went out I spent two hours smoking and crying'|work=Four Four Two|first=Chris|last=Hunt|date=4 June 2014|access-date=4 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,0721_01_1994_0005_0026_10401328/ |title=Lo zar: di Van Basten ce n'è uno |work=La Stampa |page=26 |language=it |first=Franco|last=Badolato |date=6 January 1994 |access-date=17 November 2018 }}

Retirement

Schillaci retired in 1999. He returned to his native Palermo, where he owned a youth academy of football.

He appeared as a guest on Craig Doyle Live during UEFA Euro 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0608/doylec.html|title=Schillaci set to join Craig Doyle tonight|date=8 June 2012|publisher=RTÉ|access-date=8 June 2012}} Former South Africa national team captain Steven Pienaar is nicknamed Schillo after Schillaci.{{cite web |url=http://mediachannel.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=16218 |title=Pienaar: "South Africa Must Create A Family Unit" |website=mtnfootball.com |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=22 December 2012 |first=Ernest |last=Landheer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227013920/http://mediachannel.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=16218 |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6122498.ece|title=Steven Pienaar: mother's pride|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|date=19 April 2009|work=The Times|access-date=7 May 2010 |location=London }}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{subscription required}}

Personal life and death

Schillaci's nephew Francesco Di Mariano and cousin Antonio Maurizio Schillaci have also played professional football.{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d042e272144-93aa2903781f-1000--semi-finalist-profile-roma/ |title=Semi-finalist profile: Roma|date=8 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://tribuna.com/en/news/football-2024-09-14-salvatore-schillaci-cousin-became-a-beggar-both-have-major-health-problems/ |title=Salvatore Schillaci cousin became a beggar – both have major health problems |website=Tribuna.com |date=14 September 2024 }} He married twice and had three children.{{cite web |url=https://www.tag24.it/523604-toto-schillaci-eta-moglie-figli-e-carriera-dellex-calciatore/ |title=Totò Schillaci: età, moglie, figli e carriera dell'ex calciatore |website=tag24.it |language=it |date=5 March 2023 }} He considered himself Roman Catholic.{{cite magazine|first=Lucio|last=Giordano|title=Ho ricominciato a credere in Dio quando ho avuto paura di morire|language=it|magazine=Dipiù|date=11 August 2023|number=32|pages=86–89}}{{what|date=September 2024}}

Schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. In September 2024, he was hospitalised with an atrial arrhythmia.{{cite news |title=Italy great Schillaci hospitalized in Palermo |url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/former-italy-juventus-striker-salvatore-toto-schillaci-hospitalized-in-palermo-1.2171656 |work=TSN.ca |date=10 September 2024 |accessdate=18 September 2024 }} Schillaci died on the morning of 18 September 2024, at the age of 59.{{cite web |title=Salvatore Schillaci: Italy's World Cup icon dies aged 59 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cqlvrp4nylwo |access-date=18 September 2024 }} Inter Milan led the tributes to Schillaci stating "He made an entire nation dream during the Magic Nights of Italia 90".{{Cite news |date=18 September 2024 |title=Totò Schillaci, Italy's goalscoring hero of 1990 World Cup, dies aged 59 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/18/toto-schillaci-italy-1990-world-cup-dies-aged-59 |access-date=18 September 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="8"\|Messina \|1982–83 \|Serie C2 \|26	3	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	3
1983–84 \|Serie C1 \|26	4	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	4
1984–85 \|Serie C1 \|31	4	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	31	4
1985–86 \|Serie C1 \|31	11	6	1	colspan="2"colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	37	12
1986–87 \|Serie B \|33	3	3	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	36	5
1987–88 \|Serie B \|37	13	5	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	42	15
1988–89 \|Serie B \|35	23	4	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	39	25
colspan="2"\|Total !219	61	18	7	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	237	68
rowspan="4"\|Juventus \|1989–90 \|Serie A \|30	15	8	2	12	4	colspan="2"\|—	50	21
1990–91 \|Serie A \|29	5	5	0	7	3	1	0	42	8
1991–92 \|Serie A \|31	6	9	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	40	7
colspan="2"\|Total !90	26	22	3	19	7	1	0	132	36
rowspan="3"\|Inter Milan \|1992–93 \|Serie A \|21	6	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	23	7
1993–94 \|Serie A \|9	5	1	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	13	5
colspan="2"\|Total !30	11	3	1	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	36	12
rowspan="5"\|Júbilo Iwata \|1994 \|J1 League \|18	9	1	0	4	5	colspan="2"\|—	23	14
1995 \|J1 League \|34	31	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	34	31
1996 \|J1 League \|23	15	0	0	8	3	colspan="2"\|—	31	18
1997 \|J1 League \|3	1	0	0	2	1	colspan="2"colspan="2"\|—	5	2
colspan="2"\|Total !78	56	1	0	14	9	colspan="2"\|—	93	65
colspan="3"\|Career total !417\|\|154\|\|44\|\|11\|\|36\|\|16\|\|1\|\|0\|\|498\|\|181

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player\|14956\|accessdate=}}
rowspan="2"\|Italy \|1990	12	6
1991	4	1
colspan="2"\|Total	16	7

:Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1	9 June 1990	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	{{fb\|AUT}}	1–0	1–0	1990 FIFA World Cup
2	19 June 1990	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	{{fb\|CSK}}	1–0	2–0	1990 FIFA World Cup
3	25 June 1990	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	{{fb\|URU}}	1–0	2–0	1990 FIFA World Cup
4	30 June 1990	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	{{fb\|IRL}}	1–0	1–0	1990 FIFA World Cup
5	3 July 1990	Stadio San Paolo, Naples	{{fb\|ARG}}	1–0	{{nowrap\|1–1 (aet, 3–4 pen.)}}	1990 FIFA World Cup
6	7 July 1990	Stadio San Nicola, Bari	{{fb\|ENG}}	2–1	2–1	1990 FIFA World Cup
7	5 June 1991	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	{{fb\|NOR}}	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifier

Honours

Messina

Serie C1: 1985–86{{Cite web |last=Bertè |first=Fabrizio |date=19 September 2024 |title=Messina ricorda il suo idolo: "Totò Schillaci adesso sorride lassù con il professore Scoglio" |url=https://palermo.repubblica.it/sport/2024/09/19/news/messina_ricorda_toto_schillaci-423508793/ |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}
Serie C2: 1982–83

Juventus

Coppa Italia: 1989–90{{cite web |title=Totò Schillaci |url=http://www.eurosport.fr/football/toto-schillaci_prs200762/person.shtml |access-date=20 December 2015 |publisher=Eurosport}}
UEFA Cup: 1989–90{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/kind=1/newsid=2571.html |title=UEFA Cup: All-time finals |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412101922/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D2571.html |archive-date=12 April 2009 }}The European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1958–1971) was a football tournament organized by foreign trade fairs in European seven cities (London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and others) played by professional and—in its first editions—amateur clubs. Along these lines, that competition is not recognised by the Union of European Football Associations as an UEFA club competition; cf. {{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/uefacup/History/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013080500/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/uefacup/History/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2005|title=UEFA Europa League: History|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=25 August 2009}}

Internazionale

UEFA Cup: 1993–94

Júbilo Iwata

J.League: 1997

Italy

FIFA World Cup third place: 1990{{cite web |title=World Cup 1990 – Third Place Match |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/90full.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511104746/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/90full.html |archive-date=11 May 2011 |access-date=20 December 2015 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

Individual

Serie B top-scorer: 1988–89{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital2tops.html|title=Italy – Serie B Top Scorers|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2 April 2015}}
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1990{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/90full.html |title=World Cup 1990 – Scorers' list |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=20 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511104746/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/90full.html |archive-date=11 May 2011 }}
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1990{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |title=FIFA Awards: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=José Luis|last=Pierrend |date=12 February 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |archive-date=12 January 2016 }}
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990{{cite web|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |title=FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |archive-date=30 June 2016 }}
Ballon d'Or second place: 1990{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html|title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first1=Rob|last1=Moore|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans|date=21 January 2011|access-date=20 December 2015}}
Onze d'Argent: 1990{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|title="Onze Mondial" Awards: Onze de Onze 1976–2011|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first=José Luis|last=Pierrend|date=6 March 2012|access-date=14 September 2015}}

Orders

:File:Cavaliere OMRI BAR.svg 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 1991{{cite web|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=3045&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144617/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=3045&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=Onoreficenze |website=quirinale.it |language=it |date=30 September 1991 |access-date=19 March 2015 }}