SWOS ECE 95/96
SWOS ECE 95/96

SALVATORE SCHILLACI
SALVATORE SCHILLACI
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Number
#16
Nationality
Italy
Team
JOBALO OWATA (Japan)
Coach
HANS OOFT
Position
A (Attacker)
Passing (P) Shooting (V) Heading (H) Tackling (T) Control (C) Speed (S) Finishing (F) Total Bargain Value
1 7 7 1 2 2 1 21 1.4 £1.5M

Salvatore Schillaci

  • Full name: Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci
  • Date of birth: December 1, 1964
  • Place of birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
  • Position: Striker / Forward

Club career (highlights)

  • Started his professional career in Italy, featuring for lower-division clubs before rising to Serie A prominence.
  • Most notable Italian clubs: Messina (where he gained wider attention), and Juventus (1990–1992), where he won domestic trophies and played in European competitions.
  • Later moved abroad and had a brief spell in Japan with the J.League club Jobabo (commonly rendered as Jobabo Owata / Jobalo Owata in some sources). In Japan he was part of the early wave of international stars who helped raise the profile of the J.League era; his time there was short compared with his Italian career.

International career

  • Italy national team forward, most famous for his performance at the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy.
  • At the 1990 World Cup he won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer (6 goals) and the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player, becoming a national sensation.
  • Earned 16 caps for Italy between 1990 and 1991, scoring 7 goals.

Playing style

  • Known for his instinctive goal poaching, quick reactions in the penalty area, strong finishing with both feet and head, and tenacity.
  • Noted for his opportunism rather than elaborate dribbling or playmaking—excelled at finding space and converting chances.

After retirement

  • After retiring as a player, Schillaci has been involved in coaching at youth levels and has appeared in media and exhibition events. He remains a popular figure in Italy due to his 1990 World Cup heroics.

Note on club name

  • The name you provided—"JOBALO OWATA"—appears to be a variant or misspelling of a Japanese club name from his late-career stint. Sources sometimes render foreign club names differently; most records emphasize his Italian club career and his brief time in Japan rather than a long tenure with a club of that exact spelling.