Former Italy and Juventus striker Salvatore Schillaci, a star of the 1990 World Cup held on home soil, has died at the age of 59, his former club Inter Milan announced on Wednesday.

Schillaci led Italy to a third-place finish in 1990, winning the Golden Boot for his six goals during the tournament, including in the semi-final against Argentina and in their third-place victory over England.

The Sicilian’s wide-eyed celebrations became one of the iconic images of that World Cup.

Schillaci was awarded the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament and was later named runner-up for the 1990 Ballon d’Or men’s player of the year award, behind World Cup-winning captain Lothar Matthäus of West Germany.

He had started Italy’s opening World Cup match as a substitute but came off the bench to score the winner in a 1-0 victory over Austria.

After the excitement of 1990, Schillaci scored only one more goal for Italy and did not feature in any other major tournaments.

A small, dynamic striker, Schillaci, nicknamed “Toto”, had been a late developer, spending the early years of his career playing in the lower leagues for Sicilian club Messina.

He was the top scorer in Serie B, the Italian second division, in 1988-89, which earned him a move to Serie A giants Juventus.

Schillaci helped Juventus win the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup in 1989-90 before claiming the UEFA Cup again four years later with Inter Milan.

He then became the first Italian player to play in Japan’s J.League and won the league title with Jubilo Iwata in 1997.

He retired from football in 1999.