Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona Franco(born 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former football player. He was nicknamed El Diez, Pelusa, El Diego and El pibe de oro. He won the World Cup in Mexico in the year of 1986.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Armando Maradona Franco | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969-1976 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976-1980 1981-1982 1982-1984 1984-1991 1992-1993 1993 1995-1997 |
Argentinos Juniors Boca Juniors Barcelona Napoli Sevilla Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors | ||
| National team | |||
| 1977-1994 | Argentina | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994 1995 2008- |
Textil Mandiyú Racing Argentina | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
FameEdit
He is regarded as one of the best footballers of all time.[1] At age 25, Diego Maradona was the main figure of Argentina's drive to its 1986 World Cup. His great skill and moves reserved him a spot in soccer history and as one of the best players. Once he controlled the ball for more than half of the entire field, beating English defenders, he kicked the ball off his left leg into the net, juking out the goalkeeper. The World Cup made Maradona the most famous soccer player after Pele from Brazil. Even the British named him "athlete of the decade."
Club career statisticsEdit
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 1976 | Argentinos Juniors | Primera División | 11 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | 49 | 19 | - | - | 49 | 19 | ||||
| 1978 | 35 | 25 | - | - | 35 | 25 | ||||
| 1979 | 27 | 26 | - | - | 27 | 26 | ||||
| 1980 | 45 | 43 | - | - | 45 | 43 | ||||
| 1981 | Boca Juniors | Primera División | 40 | 28 | - | - | 40 | 28 | ||
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1982/83 | Barcelona | La Liga | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 |
| 1983/84 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1984/85 | Napoli | Serie A | 30 | 14 | 6 | 3 | - | 36 | 17 | |
| 1985/86 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | 31 | 13 | |||
| 1986/87 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 17 | ||
| 1987/88 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 21 | ||
| 1988/89 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 19 | ||
| 1989/90 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 18 | ||
| 1990/91 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1992/93 | Sevilla | La Liga | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 29 | 8 | |
| Argentina | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 1993/94 | Newell's Old Boys | Primera División | 7 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1995/96 | Boca Juniors | Primera División | 11 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1996/97 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 1997/98 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Country | Argentina | 240 | 150 | - | - | 240 | 150 | |||
| Spain | 62 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 42 | ||
| Italy | 188 | 81 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 267 | 115 | ||
| Total | 490 | 258 | 66 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 588 | 307 | ||
International career statisticsEdit
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 3 |
| 1980 | 10 | 7 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 10 | 2 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 6 |
| 1986 | 10 | 7 |
| 1987 | 6 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 91 | 34 |
ReferencesEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diego Maradona. |
This short article about a sports person can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it."Diego Maradona." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Vol. 20. Detroit: Gale, 2000.Biography in Context. Web. 12 May 2014. "Maradona, Diego Armando." Hutchinson Encyclopedia. 2011. eLibrary. Web. 12 May. 2014.