SOMETIMES a player's star shines brightly for just a short period of time. Think Garry Birtles, Thomas Brolin or Geoff Thomas.
Sometimes that short period coincides with a World Cup tournament that amplifies this short impact to a global audience. We've already mentioned Josimar's stunning arrival on the scene in Mexico 86 but it was four years later at Italia 90 when an unheralded striker with a receding hairline entered the fray as a late substitute in host Italy's opening game to make his first ever appearance for Italy at any level. Minutes later "Toto" Schillaci had scored his first of six goals in the tournament to claim the golden boot and forever etch his wide-eyed joyous goal celebrations on the memories of fans everywhere.
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