 It is the place of birth of Vincenzo Iaquinta, World Cup-winning footballer who played for Serie A club Juventus.Cutro was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia, with the name of Kyterion.It obtained the title of city in 1575 by the Spanish King Philip II, after the local chess champion Giò Leonardo Di Bona had won a contest at the Spanish court, become "first international winner of chess".