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Diego Maradona

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Birth Place
Dique Luján, Argentina

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Attacking Midfield

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Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
10

Height
165 cm

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Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish: ; 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.

An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, 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.

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 and led the club to Serie A title wins twice. Maradona also had a troubled off-field life and his time with Napoli ended after he was banned for taking cocaine.

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 2020. He was ranked as the third best all time football player by FourFourTwo magazine.



Career Honours

Italian Supercoppa Italiana
1990
Napoli
Italian Serie A
1989-1990
Napoli
English FA Cup
1988-1989
Napoli
Italian Coppa Italia
1986-1987
Napoli

Italian Serie A
1986-1987
Napoli
FIFA World Cup
1986
Argentina
FIFA Golden Ball
1986
Argentina
Spanish Copa del Rey
1982-1983
Barcelona

Argentinian Primera Division
1981
Boca Juniors


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1977-1994
1977-1982
1982-1984
1984-1991

1992-1993
1993-1994
1995-1997


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1995-1995
Manager
2008-2010
Manager
2011-2012
Manager
2017-2018
Manager

2018-2019
Manager
2019-2020
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ArgentinaMins PlayedFIFA World Cup1994173


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ArgentinaAppearancesInternational Friendlies19872

ArgentinaAppearancesCopa America19874

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ArgentinaAppearancesInternational Friendlies19863

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BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga1983-198416

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BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga1982-198320

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga1982-198311

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ArgentinaAppearancesInternational Friendlies19823

ArgentinaAppearancesFIFA World Cup19825

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ArgentinaAppearancesInternational Friendlies19812

ArgentinaGoalsInternational Friendlies19811

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ArgentinaAppearancesInternational Friendlies19804

ArgentinaAssistsInternational Friendlies19801

ArgentinaGoalsInternational Friendlies19805

ArgentinaMins PlayedInternational Friendlies1980360


ArgentinaAppearancesCopa America19792

ArgentinaAppearancesInternational Friendlies19792

ArgentinaGoalsCopa America19791

ArgentinaMins PlayedCopa America1979180

ArgentinaMins PlayedInternational Friendlies1979180


ArgentinaAppearancesInternational Friendlies19771

ArgentinaMins PlayedInternational Friendlies197728



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