World Cup Toto Schillaci RIP

[Belgium Yellow]

Has died aged 59. Sad news, massive part of those memories from the 1990 World Cup. The wide stare...

 

[Eric Blair]

Has died aged 59. Sad news, massive part of those memories from the 1990 World Cup. The wide stare...

Absolutely. A key character in my favourite World Cup

 

[Ox4Eva]

We have lost a fair few iconic players in recent years.

Always sad to hear as certain players remind us of times in our life.

One things for sure, life is too short, so go and live it!

 

[Marked Ox]

Sad news. RIP

 

[Leysboy]

Not the greatest World Cup. He Schillaci certainly brightened it up. I’d never heard of him, until he burst on to the scene in 1990.

59 no age at all. RIP!

 

[QR]

How sad. For many on here he will just be a name from before you were born and for others a high point of a drab world cup but for me he is the owner of the name that lit up my travels around Italy for the Mondiale. Going into the station bar when changing trains in Viareggio on my way home from the Ireland v Romania game and seeing the bar go crazy as Schillachi hit the back of the net will live with me forever. RIP.