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Diego Maradona
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Maradona after winning the 1986 FIFA World Cup with Argentina
Personal information
Full name Diego Armando Maradona
Date of birth 30 October 1960
Place of birth Lanús, Argentina
Date of death 25 November 2020 (aged 60)
Place of death Dique Luján, Argentina
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, second striker
Youth career
1969–1976 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 Argentinos Juniors 166 (116)
1981–1982 Boca Juniors 40 (28)
1982–1984 Barcelona 36 (22)
1984–1991 Napoli 188 (81)
1992–1993 Sevilla 26 (5)
1993–1994 Newell’s Old Boys 5 (0)
1995–1997 Boca Juniors 30 (7)
Total 491 (259)
International career
1977–1979 Argentina U20 15 (8)
1977–1994 Argentina 91 (34)
Managerial career
1994 Deportivo Mandiyú
1995 Racing Club
2008–2010 Argentina
2011–2012 Al-Wasl
2013–2017 Deportivo Riestra (assistant)
2017–2018 Fujairah
2018–2019 Dorados de Sinaloa
2019–2020 Gimnasia de La Plata
Honours
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Diego Maradona
Argentine professional footballer
International goalsThe hand of GodGoal of the CenturyComparisons to Pelé
Eponyms
Estadio Diego Armando MaradonaStadio Diego Armando MaradonaEstadio Único Diego Armando Maradona
Films
El camino de San Diego (2006)Maradona, the Hand of God (2007)In the Hands of the Gods (2007)Maradona by Kusturica (2008)I Am Diego Maradona (2015)Diego Maradona (2019)
Television
Maradona in Mexico (2019)Maradona: Blessed Dream (2021)
Family
Diego SinagraHugo MaradonaRaúl MaradonaHernán López
Related
New Maradona Iglesia Maradoniana “Maradona (kesä ’86)”Peter Shilton’s Handball Maradona
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Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; 30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
Maradona’s vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low centre of gravity and allowed him to manoeuvre better than most other players. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team’s general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. He also had a troubled off-field life and was banned in both 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs.
An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona was the first player to set the world record transfer fee twice: in 1982 when he transferred to Barcelona for £5 million, and in 1984 when he moved to Napoli for a fee of £6.9 million. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell’s Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli where he won numerous accolades.
In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the “Hand of God”, while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted “Goal of the Century” by FIFA.com voters in 2002.
Maradona became the coach of Argentina’s national football team in November 2008. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament. He then coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season. In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July. From September 2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados. He was the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata from September 2019 until his death in November 2020.
