Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. 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.
![]() Maradona as manager of Al-Wasl in May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Diego Armando Maradona[upper-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 October 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 November 2020 | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position |
Attacking midfielder Second striker[3][4][5][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1981 | Argentinos Juniors | 167 | (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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Argentina U20 | 15 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1994 | Argentina | 91 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Textil 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
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
FameEdit
He is regarded as one of the best footballers of all time.[7] 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."
DeathEdit
On 2 November 2020, Maradona was hospitalized in La Plata because of mental health reasons.[8] A day later, he had emergency brain surgery to treat a subdural hematoma.[9] He was released on 12 November after successful surgery.[10]
On 25 November 2020, Maradona died of a heart attack at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of 60.[11]
Club career statisticsEdit
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
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- ↑ "Profile: Diego Armando Maradona". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "Diego Maradona: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ Maradona tricks and skills videos of the best soccer, football players ever Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Football-tricks.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ↑ Diego Maradona dominated 1986 World Cup after position switch – Jonathan Wilson – SI.com. Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (27 May 2010). Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ↑ Diego Maradona: ‘The Soccer Guru’ Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The Viewspaper (25 June 2010). Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ↑ Diego Maradona – Profile of Soccer Player Diego Maradona. Worldsoccer.about.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Illustrated on CNN.com".
- ↑ Rey, Deborah; McStay, Kirsten (3 November 2020). "Football legend Diego Maradona admitted to hospital with signs of depression". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "Argentina great Maradona to have emergency brain surgery". ESPN. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ CNN, Tatiana Arias and Hugo Correa. "Diego Maradona discharged from clinic following successful brain surgery". CNN. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ↑ "Diego Maradona: Argentina legend dies aged 60". BBC News. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Diego Armando Maradona - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.